critical9.8Known exploitedPublic exploit code
CVE-2015-1427
Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-03-25. Federal due date: 2022-04-15.
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Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- ElasticSearch - Search Groovy Sandbox Bypass (Metasploit)2015-03-16 · remote · java · Verified
- ElasticSearch - Remote Code Execution2015-03-11 · remote · linux · Verified
Impact
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | before 1.3.8 from 1.4.0 before 1.4.3 |
| Redhat | Fuse | Version 1.0.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427