Inclusion of sensitive information in log files in Kibana - CVE-2023-46675
Published: December 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84384
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46675
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Kibana
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files when debug log is enabled. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.
The messages recorded in the log may contain Account credentials for the kibana_system user, API Keys, and credentials of Kibana end-users, Elastic Security package policy objects which can contain private keys, bearer token, and sessions of 3rd-party integrations and finally Authorization headers, client secrets, local file paths, and stack traces.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.