Inclusion of sensitive information in log files in Kibana - CVE-2023-46671

 

Inclusion of sensitive information in log files in Kibana - CVE-2023-46671

Published: November 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83164
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-46671
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Kibana

Detailed vulnerability 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 an error occurs. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data, such as account credentials for the kibana_system 1 user, API Keys, and credentials of Kibana end-users.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-46671

Install updates from vendor's website.

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