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Security Test: Console Error

Description

A console error has been detected on the webpage

Remediation

  1. Ensure that all console errors are logged and monitored to identify patterns or recurring issues.
  2. Regularly update and patch software to fix known bugs that may cause console errors.
  3. Validate and sanitize all inputs to prevent unexpected data from causing errors.
  4. Implement error handling in your code to gracefully manage exceptions and provide meaningful feedback.
  5. Review and refactor code to improve stability and reduce the likelihood of errors.
  6. Use debugging tools to trace and resolve the root cause of console errors.
  7. Conduct code reviews and testing to catch potential errors before deployment.
  8. Educate developers on best practices for error handling and prevention.

Frontend Specific

React Check the console for error messages and ensure all components are properly imported and rendered in the React application.
Angular Check for syntax errors in your Angular components and ensure all necessary modules are imported correctly.
Vue Check the console for specific error messages and ensure that all Vue components are correctly registered and imported. Verify that data properties and methods are properly defined and used within the Vue instance.
Svelte Check the console for error messages and ensure that all Svelte components are correctly imported and used. Verify that the syntax is correct and that any reactive statements or bindings are properly defined.
Ember Ensure that all Ember components and helpers are properly registered and imported to avoid console errors.
Backbone Ensure that all Backbone.js models and collections are properly defined and that their dependencies are correctly loaded to prevent console errors.
Preact Ensure that all components in the Preact framework are properly imported and that state updates are handled correctly to prevent console errors.
Gatsby Ensure that all console errors in the Gatsby framework are addressed by checking for missing or incorrect imports, verifying plugin configurations, and ensuring that all dependencies are up-to-date.
Blazor Ensure all JavaScript interop calls in Blazor are correctly implemented and handle any potential exceptions to prevent console errors.
Marko Ensure that all components and tags are properly closed and that the Marko syntax is correctly implemented to prevent console errors.
Mithril Ensure all components are properly initialized and check for any missing lifecycle methods in the Mithril framework.

Configuration

Identifier: information_disclosure/console_error

Examples

Ignore this check

checks:
  information_disclosure/console_error:
    skip: true

Score

  • Escape Severity:

Compliance

  • OWASP: API8:2023
  • OWASP LLM: LLM02:2023
  • pci: 6.5.5
  • gdpr: Article-32
  • soc2: CC7
  • psd2: Article-95
  • iso27001: A.12.6
  • nist: SP800-92
  • fedramp: SI-11

Classification

  • CWE: 209

Score

  • CVSS_VECTOR: 3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L