Vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch
CVE-2015-5377
Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the transport protocol. NOTE: ZDI appears to claim that CVE-2015-3253 and CVE-2015-5377 are the same vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-remote-code-execution-cve-2015-5377/25736 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75938 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/bf3052d14c874aead7da8855c5fcadf5428a43f2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-365/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5377?
- CVE-2015-5377 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5377?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5377 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.