GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-2vhw-q7vh-7xv2 openssl-encrypt's readiness endpoint leaks database error details to unauthenticated callers
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- openssl-encrypt
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- Weaknesses
- CWE-201
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-01
Affected packages
• PyPI openssl-encrypt: < 1.4.0 → fixed in 1.4.0
Description
Summary
The `/ready` endpoint in `openssl_encrypt_server/server.py` at lines 159-175 catches database errors and returns the full exception string in the response.
Affected Code
```python
except Exception as e:
return {"status": "not_ready", "reason": str(e)}
```
Impact
Database exception messages can leak:
• Database hostnames and IP addresses
• Connection parameters and port numbers
• Driver version information
• Potentially database credentials if included in connection string errors
This information is available to unauthenticated callers.
Recommended Fix
• Return a generic error message: `{"status": "not_ready", "reason": "database unavailable"}`
• Log the full exception server-side for debugging
Fix
Fixed in commit `7aa8787` on branch `releases/1.4.x` — replaced str(e) with generic "database check failed" message; full exception logged server-side at WARNING level.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data weakness