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TI-2024-24801 Aliases CVE-2024-37286GHSA-f6cj-4h3g-hwq4

APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Priority LOW 29CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00494 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed APM Server (Elastic): 8.14.0github.com/elastic/apm-server (Go): 8.14.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticAPM Server—8.14.0Patch availableCNA
—github.com/elastic/apm-server (Go)before 8.14.08.14.0Patch availableGHSA-f6cj-4h3g-hwq4
  • APM Server VendorElastic Affected — Fixed in 8.14.0 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/elastic/apm-server (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.14.0 Fixed in 8.14.0 Patch available GHSA-f6cj-4h3g-hwq4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.14.0VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.14.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA APM Server (Elastic) Fixed in 8.14.0
  • Fix · GHSA-f6cj-4h3g-hwq4 github.com/elastic/apm-server (Go) Fixed in 8.14.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37286
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6cj-4h3g-hwq4

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-15495 APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-15038 Beats, Elastic Agent, APM Server, and Fleet Server Improper Certificate Validation issue CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-54643 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data in APM Server Leading to Persistent Denial of Service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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