CVE-2023-46671 Kibana Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Attackers with log access can obtain sensitive credentials and API keys from Kibana error logs during Elasticsearch cluster failures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-46671?
CVE-2023-46671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 13 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46671?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46671?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-46671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46671 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x3f-mgrr-9xvm.