What is CVE-2014-3120?

CVE-2014-3120 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2014-07-28.

Is CVE-2014-3120 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-3120 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 101 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2014-3120

The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code via the source parameter to _search. NOTE: this only violates the vendor's…

EPSS: 0.842 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.elastic.co/blog/logstash-1-4-3-released (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
33370 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
67731 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
106949 (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
bouk.co/blog/elasticsearch-rce/ (x_refsource_MISC)
www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/elasticsearch/script_mvel_rce (x_refsource_MISC)
www.found.no/foundation/elasticsearch-security/ (x_refsource_MISC)
www.elastic.co/community/security/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3120?: CVE-2014-3120 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2014-07-28.
Is CVE-2014-3120 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2014-3120 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 101 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.