SB2019032701 - Security restrictions bypass in Elastic beats
Published: March 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032701
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficient logging (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7613)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker disrupt logging functionality of the application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input when writing events into log files within the Winlogbeat. A remote attacker with ability to supply specially crafted characters to the Elasticsearch application can inject certain characters into a log entry could prevent Winlogbeat from recording the event.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow attackers to hide their malicious activity on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.