Kibana 8.10.0 Sensitive Info Leak in Logs (JSON/Layout Error)
CVE-2023-31422 Published on October 26, 2023
Kibana Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
An issue was discovered by Elastic whereby sensitive information is recorded in Kibana logs in the event of an error. The issue impacts only Kibana version 8.10.0 when logging in the JSON layout or when the pattern layout is configured to log the %meta pattern. Elastic has released Kibana 8.10.1 which resolves this issue. The error object recorded in the log contains request information, which can include sensitive data, such as authentication credentials, cookies, authorization headers, query params, request paths, and other metadata. Some examples of sensitive data which can be included in the logs are account credentials for kibana_system, kibana-metricbeat, or Kibana end-users.
Vulnerability Analysis
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.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-31422
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Affected Versions
Elastic Kibana Version 8.10.0 is affected by CVE-2023-31422Exploit Probability
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