Elastic · Elasticsearch
CVE-2015-1427
Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
What it is
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.
CISA: The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: April 15, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- March 25, 2022
- Published
- February 17, 2015
- Severity
- Critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 99.9% in the top 0.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
- http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
More exploited flaws from Elastic
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Remote Code Execution | Elasticsearch | High 8.1 | 89% |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Arbitrary Code Execution | Kibana | Critical 9.8 | 95% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.