SB2021020418 - Information disclosure in Elastic APM Go Agent



SB2021020418 - Information disclosure in Elastic APM Go Agent

Published: February 4, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021020418
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22133)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the Elastic APM agent for Go leaks sensitive HTTP header information when logging the details during an application panic. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic to the APM server can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.