CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-13509

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Jul 18, 2019 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In Docker CE and EE before 18.09.8 (as well as Docker EE before 17.06.2-ee-23 and 18.x before 18.03.1-ee-10), Docker Engine in debug mode may sometimes add secrets to the debug log. This applies to a scenario where docker stack deploy is run to redeploy a stack that includes (non external) secrets. It potentially applies to other API users of the stack API if they resend the secret.

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
Docker Docker 18.09.0 (including) 18.09.8 (excluding)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-1 (including) 17.03.2-1 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-2 (including) 17.03.2-2 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-3 (including) 17.03.2-3 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-4 (including) 17.03.2-4 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-5 (including) 17.03.2-5 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-6 (including) 17.03.2-6 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-7 (including) 17.03.2-7 (including)
Docker Docker 17.03.2-8 (including) 17.03.2-8 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-1 (including) 17.06.2-1 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-10 (including) 17.06.2-10 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-11 (including) 17.06.2-11 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-12 (including) 17.06.2-12 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-13 (including) 17.06.2-13 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-15 (including) 17.06.2-15 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-16 (including) 17.06.2-16 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-17 (including) 17.06.2-17 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-18 (including) 17.06.2-18 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-19 (including) 17.06.2-19 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-2 (including) 17.06.2-2 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-20 (including) 17.06.2-20 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-21 (including) 17.06.2-21 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-22 (including) 17.06.2-22 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-3 (including) 17.06.2-3 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-4 (including) 17.06.2-4 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-5 (including) 17.06.2-5 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-6 (including) 17.06.2-6 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-7 (including) 17.06.2-7 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-8 (including) 17.06.2-8 (including)
Docker Docker 17.06.2-9 (including) 17.06.2-9 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-1 (including) 18.03.1-1 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-2 (including) 18.03.1-2 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-3 (including) 18.03.1-3 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-4 (including) 18.03.1-4 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-5 (including) 18.03.1-5 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-6 (including) 18.03.1-6 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-7 (including) 18.03.1-7 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-8 (including) 18.03.1-8 (including)
Docker Docker 18.03.1-9 (including) 18.03.1-9 (including)

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

References