Summary
A security update for the .NET agent corrects an issue where full SQL queries may be sent to the agent log.
Release date: January 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: NR20-01
Priority: Medium
Affected software
The following New Relic agent versions are affected:
Name | Affected version | Remediated version |
|---|---|---|
5.16.71.0 - 8.21.34.0 | 8.23.107.0 | |
5.16.71.0 - 8.21.34.0 | 6.25.0.0 |
Vulnerability information
In order to generate explain plans, a copy of the SQL query is created and the query is reissued with a request for the execution plan. If the explain plan fails, the agent may log the full SQL statement which could include the parameter values.
Mitigating factors
The agent will only log this information when set to the DEBUG or FINEST logging levels.
Workarounds
- Ensure that logging level is not set to
DEBUGorFINEST. - Disable capturing of explain plans.
- Ensure that file location of log files is secured.
- Update to the latest New Relic .NET agent.
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