NGINX Agent Log Disclosure v2.02.23.3: TRACE Logs Expose Sensitive Data
CVE-2023-1550 Published on March 29, 2023
NGINX Agent vulnerability CVE-2023-1550
Insertion of Sensitive Information into log file vulnerability in NGINX Agent. NGINX Agent version 2.0 before 2.23.3 inserts sensitive information into a log file. An authenticated attacker with local access to read agent log files may gain access to private keys. This issue is only exposed when the non-default trace level logging is enabled. Note: NGINX Agent is included with NGINX Instance Manager and used in conjunction with NGINX API Connectivity Manager, and NGINX Management Suite Security Monitoring.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-1550 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
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Affected Versions
F5 NGINX Agent:- Version 2.0 and below 2.23.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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