CVE-2023-46671

Kibana Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Description

An issue was discovered by Elastic whereby sensitive information may be recorded in Kibana logs in the event of an error. Elastic has released Kibana 8.11.1 which resolves this issue. The error message recorded in the log may contain account credentials for the kibana_system user, API Keys, and credentials of Kibana end-users. The issue occurs infrequently, only if an error is returned from an Elasticsearch cluster, in cases where there is user interaction and an unhealthy cluster (for example, when returning circuit breaker or no shard exceptions).

References

Link	Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/8-11-1-7-17-15-security-update-esa-2023-25/347149	mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-46671?: CVE-2023-46671 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-46671?: To fix CVE-2023-46671, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-46671 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-46671 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-46671?: CVE-2023-46671 affects Elastic Kibana.

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Description

Category

CWE-532 – Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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Frequently Asked Questions