App Search Docs API INFO Logging Sensitive Data <8.11.2,<7.17.16
CVE-2023-49923 Published on December 12, 2023
Enterprise Search Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
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.
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-2023-49923
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Affected Versions
Elastic Enterprise Search:- Version 7.0.0 and below 7.17.16 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0 and below 8.11.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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