CVE-2015-4165

elasticsearch: unspecified arbitrary files modification vulnerability

Published Aug 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3784 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fh5x-4j57-6q5x Improper Access Control in Elasticsearch
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved
Jun 2, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 9, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 9, 2015, 12:00 AM