CVE-2015-1427
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-1427 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-02-17 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-09 19:55:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.923260000 probability, percentile 0.997200000 (date 2026-04-01)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-284
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Elastic |
|---|---|
| Product | Elasticsearch |
| Name | Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElasticSearch Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Elasticsearch 1.3.7 / 1.4.2 Sandbox Escape / Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| Security issues | Elastic | CONFIRM | www.elastic.co | Vendor Advisory |
| Elasticsearch 1.4.3 and 1.3.8 Released | Elastic Blog | CONFIRM | www.elasticsearch.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.