CVE-2023-46672 HIGH

CVE-2023-46672: Logstash Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Vendor Elastic
Product Logstash
Weakness CWE-532 · Sensitive info in logs
Published November 15, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue was identified by Elastic whereby sensitive information is recorded in Logstash logs under specific circumstances. The prerequisites for the manifestation of this issue are: * Logstash is configured to log in JSON format https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/running-logstash-command-line.html , which is not the default logging format. * Sensitive data is stored in the Logstash keystore and referenced as a variable in Logstash configuration.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 15, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated