Information disclosure in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2023-31422
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions 8.10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-10-1-security-update/343287 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-31422?
- CVE-2023-31422 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-10-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-31422?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.