CVE-2015-1427

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

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.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 93.92% Top 5%

KEV Since

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory elasticsearch.com Vendor Advisory elastic.co

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850	vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html	vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/	not applicable vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1427?: CVE-2015-1427 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1427?: To fix CVE-2015-1427, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1427 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is confirmed that CVE-2015-1427 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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