CVE-2015-4165

Elasticsearch 1.5.2 File Creation

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The snapshot API in Elasticsearch before 1.6.0 when another application exists on the system that can read Lucene files and execute code from them, is accessible by the attacker, and the Java VM on which Elasticsearch is running can write to a location that the other application can read and execute from, allows remote authenticated users to write to and create arbitrary snapshot metadata files, and potentially execute arbitrary code.

La API snapshot en Elasticsearch en versiones anteriores a la 1.6.0, cuando otra aplicación existe en el sistema que puede leer archivos Lucene y ejecutar código desde los mismos, se vuelve accesible para el atacante. Además, la máquina virtual Java VM desde la que se está ejecutando Elasticsearch puede escribir en una localización desde la que la otra aplicación puede leer y ejecutar. Esto permite que usuarios remotos autenticados escriban y creen archivos de metadatos snapshot arbitrarios y, potencialmente, ejecuten código arbitrario.

Elasticsearch versions 1.0.0 through 1.5.2 are vulnerable to an engineered attack on other applications on the system. The snapshot API may be used indirectly to place snapshot metadata files into locations that are writeable by the user running the Elasticsearch process. It is possible to create a file that another application could read and take action on, such as code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-06-02 CVE Reserved
2015-06-10 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113	Mitigation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.elastic.co/community/security	2018-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Elasticsearch Search vendor "Elasticsearch"		Elasticsearch Search vendor "Elasticsearch" for product "Elasticsearch"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Elasticsearch" for product "Elasticsearch" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected