CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-48228

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Apr 04, 2023 | Modified: Apr 11, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in Acuant AsureID Sentinel before 5.2.149. It uses the root of the C: drive for the i-Dentify and Sentinel Installer log files, aka CORE-7362.

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
Acuant_asureid_sentinel Gbgplc * 5.2.149 (excluding)

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