CVE-2024-23448 json
APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
published 2024-02-07 2 y ago modified 2026-08-07 3 mo ago also GHSA-8r33-q5j5-rh7g , GO-2024-2556 , EUVD-2024-0582
- cvss
- 5.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered whereby APM Server could log at ERROR level, a response from Elasticsearch indicating that indexing the document failed and that response would contain parts of the original document. Depending on the nature of the document that the APM Server attempted to ingest, this could lead to the insertion of sensitive or private information in the APM Server logs.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/elastic/apm-server 8.12.1
- Elastic APM Server 8.12.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/elastic/apm-server | <8.12.1 all versions |
8.12.1 |
Affected products
- Elastic APM Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/apm-server-8-12-1-security-update-esa-2024-03/352688
web, vendor-advisory
-
elastic.co
/community/security
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23448
advisory
-
github.com
/elastic/apm-server
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-8r33-q5j5-rh7g
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-23448
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8r33-q5j5-rh7g
- NVD CVE-2024-23448
- OSV GO-2024-2556
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