CVE-2024-11994

APM Server Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 01:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAPM Server

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

APM Server· Elasticelastic-plugin
60%
8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.16.18.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.7MEDIUMelastic
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200

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