Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Kibana - CVE-2023-31422
Published: September 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80899
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31422
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Kibana
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files when logging in the JSON layout or when the pattern layout is configured to log the %meta pattern. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data, such as authentication credentials, cookies, authorization headers, query params, request paths, and other metadata. Some examples of sensitive data which can be included in the logs are account credentials for kibana_system, kibana-metricbeat, or Kibana end-users.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.