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CVE-2015-1427
CRITICALCISA KEV9.8
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.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.8
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published2/17/2015
Last Modified4/22/2026
Sourcekev
Honeypot Sightings0
CISA KEV
VendorElastic
ProductElasticsearch
Vulnerability NameElasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEV Date Added2022-03-25
Remediation Due Date2022-04-15
Ransomware UseUnknown
Affected Products
elastic:elasticsearchredhat:fuse
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded(cve@mitre.org)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585(cve@mitre.org)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868(cve@mitre.org)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850(cve@mitre.org)
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/(cve@mitre.org)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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