SB2024080933 - Information disclosure in Elastic Agent
Published: August 9, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024080933
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37283)
CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software writes into log files secrets from the agent policy elastic-agent.yml when the log level is configured to "debug". A remote user with ability to access logs gain access to sensitive information and potentially compromise the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.