CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-3817

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Mar 30, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

When logging warnings regarding deprecated settings, Logstash before 5.6.6 and 6.x before 6.1.2 could inadvertently log sensitive information.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Logstash Elastic * 5.6.6 (excluding)
Logstash Elastic 6.0.0 (including) 6.1.2 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

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