Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2015-1427
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.
EPSS: 0.923 (99.7th 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 . 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: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 20150211 Elasticsearch vulnerability CVE-2015-1427 (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-… (x_refsource_MISC)
- RHSA-2017:0868 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 72585 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- elasticsearch-cve20151427-command-exec(100850) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-C… (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.elastic.co/community/security/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1427?
- CVE-2015-1427 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2015-02-17.
- Is CVE-2015-1427 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2015-1427 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 97 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.