8.4
HIGH
CVE-2023-46672
Elastic Logstash JSON Logging Sensitive Information Disclosure
Description

An issue was identified by Elastic whereby sensitive information is recorded in Logstash logs under specific circumstances. The prerequisites for the manifestation of this issue are: * Logstash is configured to log in JSON format https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash-command-line.html , which is not the default logging format. * Sensitive data is stored in the Logstash keystore and referenced as a variable in Logstash configuration.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 15, 2023, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-46672 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic logstash

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-46672 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2023-26/347191
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0002/
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240229-0001/
    Added Reference https://www.elastic.co/community/security
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Elastic https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240229-0001/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Elastic https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0002/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2023-26/347191 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2023-26/347191 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security No Types Assigned https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-532
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:7.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.10.0 up to (excluding) 8.11.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was identified by Elastic whereby sensitive information is recorded in Logstash logs under specific circumstances. The prerequisites for the manifestation of this issue are: * Logstash is configured to log in JSON format https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash-command-line.html , which is not the default logging format. * Sensitive data is stored in the Logstash keystore and referenced as a variable in Logstash configuration.
    Added Reference Elastic https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2023-26/347191 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Elastic https://www.elastic.co/community/security [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Elastic CWE-532
    Added CVSS V3.1 Elastic AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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