CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4008

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Feb 07, 2019 | Modified: Dec 03, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

API Connect V2018.1 through 2018.4.1.1 is impacted by access token leak. Authorization tokens in some URLs can result in the tokens being written to log files. IBM X-Force ID: 155626.

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
Api_connect Ibm 2018.1.0 (including) 2018.4.1.1 (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

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