CVE-2025-59853
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHCL DFXAnalytics is affected by an Improper Error Handling vulnerability where the application exposes detailed stack traces in responses, which could allow an attacker to gain insights into the application's internal structure, code logic, and environment configurations.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHCL DFXAnalytics contains an improper error handling vulnerability where the application returns detailed stack traces in HTTP error responses. This information disclosure allows remote attackers to gain insight into the application's internal structure, code logic, and environment configurations through crafted requests that trigger exceptions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed versionLocate the DFXAnalytics installation directory and check for a version file, manifest, or properties file that displays the product version. Common locations include the installation root, WEB-INF folder, or configuration directories.Affected if The installed version is any version prior to 4.1 (e.g., 4.0.x, 3.x, etc.)
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Verify custom error page configurationExamine the application's web.xml or equivalent configuration for error-page definitions. Look for <error-page> elements that map HTTP error codes or exception types to custom error pages.Affected if No custom error-page mappings are defined, or the defined error pages still expose exception details to users
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Inspect error handling settingsReview configuration files for settings controlling error message verbosity such as debug flags, detailedErrors, showStackTrace, or similar parameters in web.config, application.properties, or server configuration files.Affected if Configuration enables detailed error messages or stack traces to be displayed in HTTP responses
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Test for stack trace disclosureSend a crafted or malformed request that triggers an exception (such as invalid input or unexpected parameters) and capture the HTTP response to examine whether it contains Java stack traces, line numbers, class names, or internal path information.Affected if The error response includes stack traces, code snippets, or internal system details visible to the requester
The environment is affected if DFXAnalytics version is below 4.1 AND the application returns detailed stack traces in error responses to users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.1
Configure custom error pages to return generic error messages instead of stack traces, disable detailed exception reporting in production, and ensure stack traces are only logged server-side rather than exposed to end users.
4.1
- Identify the current version of HCL DFXAnalytics currently installed
- Plan and schedule an upgrade window
- Upgrade HCL DFXAnalytics to version 4.1
- After upgrade, verify that error responses no longer contain stack traces by triggering test error conditions
- Confirm the application functions normally post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-59853 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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