APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
APM server logs could contain parts of the document body from a partially failed bulk index request. Depending on the nature of the document, this could disclose sensitive information in APM Server error logs.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00259 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed APM Server (Elastic): 8.16.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA APM Server (Elastic) Fixed in 8.16.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p93v-94fp-qv28
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Sources
- CVE-2024-11994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p93v-94fp-qv28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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