CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-14885

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Jan 23, 2020 | Modified: Nov 08, 2022
CVSS 3.x
4.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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

A flaw was found in the JBoss EAP Vault system in all versions before 7.2.6.GA. Confidential information of the system propertys security attribute value is revealed in the JBoss EAP log file when executing a JBoss CLI reload command. This flaw can lead to the exposure of confidential 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
Jboss_enterprise_application_platform Redhat * 7.2.6 (excluding)
Jboss_enterprise_application_platform Redhat 7.2.6 (including) 7.2.6 (including)
Single_sign-on Redhat 7.0 (including) 7.0 (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