#VU18087 Information disclosure in Logstash - CVE-2019-7612
Published: March 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18087
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7612
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Logstash
Logstash
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Logstash logs malformed URLs. If the malformed URL is specified as part of the Logstash configuration, the application will log credentials for the URL as part of the error message. A local user can view contents of err logs and gain unauthorized access to credentials that belong to other application users.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.