Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Elastic Endpoint - CVE-2023-46668
Published: July 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93635
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46668
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Elastic Endpoint
Elastic Endpoint
Detailed vulnerability 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 if Elastic Endpoint is configured to use a non-default option in which the logging level is explicitly set to debug. A remote user can obtain Elastic Agent API keys in plain text.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46668
Install updates from vendor's website.