Information disclosure in Elastic Agent
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-37283 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-532 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Elastic Agent Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | Elastic Stack |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files
EUVDB-ID: #VU95623
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37283
CWE-ID:
CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsElastic Agent: 8.6.0 - 8.14.3
External linkshttp://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-8-15-0-security-update-esa-2024-23/364635
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
