CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-41263

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Oct 12, 2023 | Modified: Oct 16, 2023
CVSS 3.x
3.7
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in Plixer Scrutinizer before 19.3.1. It exposes debug logs to unauthenticated users at the /debug/ URL path. With knowledge of valid IP addresses and source types, an unauthenticated attacker can download debug logs containing application-related information.

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
Scrutinizer Plixer * 19.3.1 (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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