diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/Security Features/CWE-117/LogForging.ql b/csharp/ql/src/Security Features/CWE-117/LogForging.ql
index 9494af33570..a922f1c02f8 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/Security Features/CWE-117/LogForging.ql	
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/Security Features/CWE-117/LogForging.ql	
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              insertion of forged log entries by a malicious user.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 7.8
+ * @security-severity 6.1
  * @precision high
  * @id cs/log-forging
  * @tags security
diff --git a/go/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql b/go/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
index 5b6586c8e4e..08febfd842e 100644
--- a/go/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
+++ b/go/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              insertion of forged log entries by a malicious user.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 7.8
+ * @security-severity 6.1
  * @precision medium
  * @id go/log-injection
  * @tags security
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
index dd4ffb6a10a..f3efb578f76 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              insertion of forged log entries by malicious users.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 7.8
+ * @security-severity 6.1
  * @precision medium
  * @id java/log-injection
  * @tags security
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
index f1b72faaccb..64b29e142e0 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-117/LogInjection.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              insertion of forged log entries by a malicious user.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 7.8
+ * @security-severity 6.1
  * @precision medium
  * @id py/log-injection
  * @tags security
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-117/LogInjection.ql b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-117/LogInjection.ql
index 624c2f90e64..50a4a718e32 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-117/LogInjection.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-117/LogInjection.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *              insertion of forged log entries by a malicious user.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 7.8
+ * @security-severity 6.1
  * @precision medium
  * @id rb/log-injection
  * @tags security