Do not expose `exception` error attribute by default

See gh-8971

spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/trace/WebRequestTraceFilterTests.java

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class WebRequestTraceFilterTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void filterHasError() {
-		this.filter.setErrorAttributes(new DefaultErrorAttributes());
+		this.filter.setErrorAttributes(new DefaultErrorAttributes(false));
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/foo");
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 		response.setStatus(500);

spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ErrorProperties.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
  *
  * @author Michael Stummvoll
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Vedran Pavic
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 public class ErrorProperties {
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ public class ErrorProperties {
 	@Value("${error.path:/error}")
 	private String path = "/error";
 
+	/**
+	 * Set whether to include "exception" attribute.
+	 */
+	private boolean includeException;
+
 	/**
 	 * When to include a "stacktrace" attribute.
 	 */
@@ -46,6 +52,14 @@ public class ErrorProperties {
 		this.path = path;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isIncludeException() {
+		return this.includeException;
+	}
+
+	public void setIncludeException(boolean includeException) {
+		this.includeException = includeException;
+	}
+
 	public IncludeStacktrace getIncludeStacktrace() {
 		return this.includeStacktrace;
 	}

spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorAttributes.java

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Vedran Pavic
  * @since 1.1.0
  * @see ErrorAttributes
  */
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributes
 	private static final String ERROR_ATTRIBUTE = DefaultErrorAttributes.class.getName()
 			+ ".ERROR";
 
+	private boolean includeException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@link DefaultErrorAttributes} instance.
+	 * @param includeException whether to include "exception" attribute
+	 */
+	public DefaultErrorAttributes(boolean includeException) {
+		this.includeException = includeException;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int getOrder() {
 		return Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE;
@@ -117,7 +128,9 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributes
 			while (error instanceof ServletException && error.getCause() != null) {
 				error = ((ServletException) error).getCause();
 			}
+			if (this.includeException) {
 				errorAttributes.put("exception", error.getClass().getName());
+			}
 			addErrorMessage(errorAttributes, error);
 			if (includeStackTrace) {
 				addStackTrace(errorAttributes, error);

spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration.java

@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public class ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(value = ErrorAttributes.class, search = SearchStrategy.CURRENT)
 	public DefaultErrorAttributes errorAttributes() {
-		return new DefaultErrorAttributes();
+		return new DefaultErrorAttributes(
+				this.serverProperties.getError().isIncludeException());
 	}
 
 	@Bean

spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorAttributesTests.java

@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link DefaultErrorAttributes}.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Vedran Pavic
  */
 public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 
-	private DefaultErrorAttributes errorAttributes = new DefaultErrorAttributes();
+	private DefaultErrorAttributes errorAttributes = new DefaultErrorAttributes(false);
 
 	private MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
 
@@ -87,8 +88,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
 		assertThat(this.errorAttributes.getError(this.requestAttributes)).isSameAs(ex);
 		assertThat(modelAndView).isNull();
-		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
-				.isEqualTo(RuntimeException.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception")).isNull();
 		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test");
 	}
 
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = this.errorAttributes
 				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
 		assertThat(this.errorAttributes.getError(this.requestAttributes)).isSameAs(ex);
-		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
-				.isEqualTo(RuntimeException.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception")).isNull();
 		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test");
 	}
 
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 		this.request.setAttribute("javax.servlet.error.message", "Test");
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = this.errorAttributes
 				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
-		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
-				.isEqualTo(RuntimeException.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception")).isNull();
 		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test");
 	}
 
@@ -134,8 +132,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
 		assertThat(this.errorAttributes.getError(this.requestAttributes))
 				.isSameAs(wrapped);
-		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
-				.isEqualTo(RuntimeException.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception")).isNull();
 		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test");
 	}
 
@@ -146,8 +143,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 		Map<String, Object> attributes = this.errorAttributes
 				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
 		assertThat(this.errorAttributes.getError(this.requestAttributes)).isSameAs(error);
-		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
-				.isEqualTo(OutOfMemoryError.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception")).isNull();
 		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test error");
 	}
 
@@ -179,6 +175,18 @@ public class DefaultErrorAttributesTests {
 		assertThat(attributes.get("errors")).isEqualTo(bindingResult.getAllErrors());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void withExceptionAttribute() throws Exception {
+		DefaultErrorAttributes errorAttributes = new DefaultErrorAttributes(true);
+		RuntimeException ex = new RuntimeException("Test");
+		this.request.setAttribute("javax.servlet.error.exception", ex);
+		Map<String, Object> attributes = errorAttributes
+				.getErrorAttributes(this.requestAttributes, false);
+		assertThat(attributes.get("exception"))
+				.isEqualTo(RuntimeException.class.getName());
+		assertThat(attributes.get("message")).isEqualTo("Test");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void trace() throws Exception {
 		RuntimeException ex = new RuntimeException("Test");

spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 	server.connection-timeout= # Time in milliseconds that connectors will wait for another HTTP request before closing the connection. When not set, the connector's container-specific default will be used. Use a value of -1 to indicate no (i.e. infinite) timeout.
 	server.display-name=application # Display name of the application.
 	server.max-http-header-size=0 # Maximum size in bytes of the HTTP message header.
+	server.error.include-exception=false # Set whether to include "exception" attribute.
 	server.error.include-stacktrace=never # When to include a "stacktrace" attribute.
 	server.error.path=/error # Path of the error controller.
 	server.error.whitelabel.enabled=true # Enable the default error page displayed in browsers in case of a server error.