CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-6938

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Jul 08, 2020 | Modified: Jul 14, 2020
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/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

A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Tableau Server 10.5, 2018.x, 2019.x, 2020.x released before June 26, 2020, could allow access to sensitive information in log files.

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
Tableau_server Tableau 2018.1 (including) 2020.2 (including)
Tableau_server Tableau 10.5 (including) 10.5 (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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