#VU19390 Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Docker Engine - CVE-2019-13509


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19390

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13509

CWE-ID: CWE-532

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Docker Engine
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Docker Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to access sensitive information on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to the software can add secrets to the debug log when the "docker stack deploy" command is used while running in debug mode to redeploy a stack which includes non-external secrets. A local authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information, such as secrets in the log files on a targeted system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Docker Engine: 0.1.0 - 18.09.7

External links
https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/
https://github.com/docker/engine/releases

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


OpenSUSE Linux update for git
Gentoo update for libgit2
Gentoo update for Git
OpenSUSE Linux update for git
Amazon Linux AMI update for git
Amazon Linux AMI update for docker
Debian update for docker.io
Fedora 30 update for docker
Fedora 29 update for docker
Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in docker (Alpine package)