CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-20859

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Mar 23, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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

In Spring Vault, versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.2 and versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.3 and older versions, an application is vulnerable to insertion of sensitive information into a log file when it attempts to revoke a Vault batch token.

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
Spring_cloud_config Vmware 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.6 (including)
Spring_cloud_config Vmware 4.0.0 (including) 4.0.1 (including)
Spring_cloud_vault Vmware 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.2 (including)
Spring_cloud_vault Vmware 4.0.0 (including) 4.0.0 (including)
Spring_vault Vmware 2.3.0 (including) 2.3.3 (excluding)
Spring_vault Vmware 3.0.0 (including) 3.0.2 (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