CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4284

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 05, 2019 | Modified: Dec 09, 2022
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0 , 3.1.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1.2 could allow a local privileged user to obtain sensitive OIDC token that is printed to log files, which could be used to log in to the system as another user. IBM X-Force ID: 160512.

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
Cloud_private Ibm 2.1.0 (including) 2.1.0.3 (including)
Cloud_private Ibm 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.0 (including)
Cloud_private Ibm 3.1.1 (including) 3.1.1 (including)
Cloud_private Ibm 3.1.2 (including) 3.1.2 (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