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CVE-2023-46668

Elastic Endpoint Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Oct 25, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-532
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

If Elastic Endpoint (v7.9.0 - v8.10.3) is configured to use a non-default option in which the logging level is explicitly set to debug, and when Elastic Agent is simultaneously configured to collect and send those logs to Elasticsearch, then Elastic Agent API keys can be viewed in Elasticsearch in plaintext. These API keys could be used to write arbitrary data and read Elastic Endpoint user artifacts.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-532

Affected Products

endpointelasticDatabases
Elastic EndpointElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
EndpointElasticDatabases
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-v8-10-4-security-update/345203
discuss.elastic.co
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
elastic.co

Timeline

Published
Oct 25, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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