title: APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
description: 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.
problem types: CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: APM Server
vendor: Elastic
versions:
lessThan: 8.12.1, status: affected, version: 8.12, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.7
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL