[Winlogbeat] protect against accessing undefined variable in security module #22937
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What does this PR do?
This pull request protects against trying to use string functions against a variable which is undefined. This has already been done for two other variables, but not this one:
logonSuccess
https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/8369eff1c4d75fd164a8b171f1f2481c1a13932b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/security/config/winlogbeat-security.js#L1689-L1704
event4648
https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/8369eff1c4d75fd164a8b171f1f2481c1a13932b/x-pack/winlogbeat/module/security/config/winlogbeat-security.js#L1707-L1721
Why is it important?
In some environments, as much as 99% of some events are showing this error (particularly with event id 4625)
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Related issues
Similar work was recently done for the Sysmon module: #22236 #22219
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