Path Traversal in Elasticsearch
CVE-2015-5531
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.920 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Elasticsearch
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 20150716 Elasticsearch CVE-2015-5531 (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- 75935 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 38383 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5531?
- CVE-2015-5531 is a vulnerability in Elasticsearch, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-08-17.
- Is CVE-2015-5531 known to be exploited?
- 33 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.