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CVE-2016-1000221

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1000221 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Logstash versions prior to 2.3.4, specifically within the Elasticsearch Output plugin. This flaw caused HTTP authorization headers, potentially containing sensitive data, to be logged to a file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0177 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: logstash-coreFixed in: 2.3.4

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-vcmm-ppqx-95chhigh

Logstash Logs Sensitive Information

May 14, 2022

References

elastic.co / community/security
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99126
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry