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Fix typo in exception message #636

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion system/RestHandler.cfc
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Expand Up @@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ component extends="EventHandler" {
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.addMessage( "An exception ocurred: #arguments.exception.message#" )
.addMessage( "An exception occurred: #arguments.exception.message#" )
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The error response exposes the raw arguments.exception.message directly to the client, which can leak internal details such as stack information, file paths, or database error messages. An attacker can intentionally trigger failures to harvest these messages and gain information useful for further attacks. Instead, return a generic, user-safe error message to clients and log the detailed exception message only on the server side.

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.addMessage( "An exception occurred: #arguments.exception.message#" )
.addMessage( "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request." )

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.setStatusCode( arguments.event.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR );
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