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Control information exposure through syntax errors

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend, security

Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the GET request to https://localhost:8443/ and inspect where the syntax error is generated and returned. Done means the response no longer exposes the sensitive path or source details shown in the example, with coverage for the revised error behavior.

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Description

bug security

eg:

GET https://localhost:8443/


SyntaxError: Line 8 of <https://localhost:8443/.acl>: Bad syntax: expected '.' or '}' or ']' at end of statement
at: "l
    # Optional owner email, " while trying to parse <https://localhost:8443/.acl> as text/turtle
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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