CVE-2023-49923
Enterprise Search Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Description
An issue was discovered by Elastic whereby the Documents API of App Search logged the raw contents of indexed documents at INFO log level. Depending on the contents of such documents, this could lead to the insertion of sensitive or private information in the App Search logs. Elastic has released 8.11.2 and 7.17.16 that resolves this issue by changing the log level at which these are logged to DEBUG, which is disabled by default.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Elastic
commercial·USaka elastic.co, elasticsearch co.
and 1 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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