CVE-2018-3817 : When logging warnings regarding deprecated settings, Logstash before 5.6.6 and 6

When logging warnings regarding deprecated settings, Logstash before 5.6.6 and 6.x before 6.1.2 could inadvertently log sensitive information.

Published 2018-03-30 20:29:00

Updated 2019-10-09 23:40:39

Source Elastic

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2018-3817

Elastic » Logstash
Versions before (<) 5.6.6
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Elastic » Logstash
Versions from including (>=) 6.0.0 and before (<) 6.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 27 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N	8.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Assigned by: bressers@elastic.co (Secondary)

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