CVE-2023-49923

Enterprise Search Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic Enterprise Search
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-8-11-2-7-17-16-security-update-esa-2023-31/349181 vendor advisory mitigation
https://www.elastic.co/community/security vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49923?
CVE-2023-49923 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-49923?
To fix CVE-2023-49923, 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-2023-49923 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-49923 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-2023-49923?
CVE-2023-49923 affects Elastic Enterprise Search.
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