Elastic APM Server up to 8.13.x unavailable_shards_exception log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elastic APM Server up to 8.13.x. Affected is the function unavailable_shards_exception. This manipulation causes log file. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-37286. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Elastic APM Server up to 8.13.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function unavailable_shards_exception. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

APM server logs contain document body from a partially failed bulk index request. For example, in case of unavailable_shards_exception for a specific document, since the ES response line contains the document body, and that APM server logs the ES response line on error, the document is effectively logged.

It is possible to read the advisory at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-37286 since 06/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.14.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: APM Server 8.14.0

Timelineinfo

06/05/2024 🔍
08/03/2024 +59 days 🔍
08/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2024 +40 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-37286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273547

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2024 19:12
Updated: 09/12/2024 03:17
Changes: 08/03/2024 19:12 (64), 09/12/2024 03:17 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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