CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-49816

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Dec 17, 2024 | Modified: Jan 07, 2025
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.0, and 4.2.1 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local privileged user.

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
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.1.0 (including) 4.1.0 (including)
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.1.1 (including) 4.1.1 (including)
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.2.0 (including) 4.2.0 (including)
Security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager Ibm 4.2.1 (including) 4.2.1 (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

References