Skip to content

Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 5: Information exposure through an exception#16

Merged
netpersona merged 1 commit intomainfrom
alert-autofix-5
Oct 20, 2025
Merged

Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 5: Information exposure through an exception#16
netpersona merged 1 commit intomainfrom
alert-autofix-5

Conversation

@netpersona
Copy link
Copy Markdown
Owner

Potential fix for https://github.com/netpersona/Popcorn/security/code-scanning/5

The correct way to fix this issue is to avoid returning the exception message to the user. Instead, log the detailed exception (including the stack trace) on the server using the application's logger, and return a generic error message to the client. The function already imports logging, so you can leverage logging.getLogger(__name__) or, if there is an existing logger (such as logger elsewhere in the code), use it to log the exception details along with exc_info=True for the stack trace.

Modify the except block inside the test_plex_connection route to:

  • Log the error and the stack trace.
  • Return a generic message to the client in the 'message' field.

All edits should be within app.py, specifically within the test_plex_connection function.


Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.

…ough an exception

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
@netpersona netpersona marked this pull request as ready for review October 20, 2025 13:30
@netpersona netpersona merged commit ca7041f into main Oct 20, 2025
3 checks passed
@netpersona netpersona deleted the alert-autofix-5 branch November 4, 2025 15:59
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

None yet

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

1 participant