CVE-2015-4165

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 09, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

elasticsearch