CVE-2015-5531 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 94.8% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 94.79% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-08-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| elasticsearch | elasticsearch |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ElasticSearch 1.6.0 - Arbitrary File Download | 2015-10-02 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/
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