NGINX

CVE-2023-1550: NGINX Agent vulnerability CVE-2023-1550

Insertion of Sensitive Information into log file vulnerability in NGINX Agent.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 5.5
EPSS0.22%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
NGINX Agent 2.02.23.3 or later

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What it is

Insertion of Sensitive Information into log file vulnerability in NGINX Agent. NGINX Agent version 2.0 before 2.23.3 inserts sensitive information into a log file. An authenticated attacker with local access to read agent log files may gain access to private keys. This issue is only exposed when the non-default trace level logging is enabled. Note: NGINX Agent is included with NGINX Instance Manager and used in conjunction with NGINX API Connectivity Manager, and NGINX Management Suite Security Monitoring.

Am I affected?

Non-default trace level logging enabled.

Sources

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