CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3993

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 02, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 14.3 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. Access tokens may have been logged when a query was made to a specific endpoint.

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
Gitlab Gitlab 14.3 (including) 16.0.8 (excluding)
Gitlab Gitlab 16.1 (including) 16.1.3 (excluding)
Gitlab Gitlab 16.2 (including) 16.2.2 (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

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