CVE-2015-1427

CriticalActively exploited (CISA KEV)

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductElasticsearch
PublishedFeb 17, 2015
First seenFeb 17, 2015
Added to KEVMar 25, 2022

How to fix

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date: Apr 15, 2022
Update
  • elastic elasticsearch1.3.8, 1.4.3 or later
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch1.3.8, 1.4.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elastic elasticsearchv < 1.3.8, 1.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.31.3.8, 1.4.3
redhat fuse1.0.0—
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMavenv < 1.3.8, 1.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.31.3.8, 1.4.3

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CVE-2015-1427 · Elasticsearch · Dark Radar