6.5

CVE-2018-3817: elastic logstash

Modified
Published 30-03-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3817 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in elastic logstash. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 30-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.02% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Elastic1 product
  • logstash< 6.1.2 or 5.6.6 | < 5.6.6 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.1.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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