CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-42439

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Feb 06, 2023 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
4.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM App Connect Enterprise 11.0.0.17 through 11.0.0.19 and 12.0.4.0 and 12.0.5.0 contains an unspecified vulnerability in the Discovery Connector nodes which may cause a 3rd party system’s credentials to be exposed to a privileged attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 238211.

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
App_connect_enterprise Ibm 11.0.0.17 (including) 11.0.0.19 (including)
App_connect_enterprise Ibm 12.0.4.0 (including) 12.0.4.0 (including)
App_connect_enterprise Ibm 12.0.5.0 (including) 12.0.5.0 (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

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