Logstash Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CVE-2023-46672

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Elastic
Status
Logstash
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 November 2023

Summary

An issue was identified by Elastic whereby sensitive information is recorded in Logstash logs under specific circumstances.

The prerequisites for the manifestation of this issue are:

  • Logstash is configured to log in JSON format https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash-command-line.html , which is not the default logging format.

  • Sensitive data is stored in the Logstash keystore and referenced as a variable in Logstash configuration.

Affected Version(s)

Logstash 8.10.0 < 8.11.1

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-8-11-1-security-upd...
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0002/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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