CVE-2015-4165

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113	Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-08-09 09:29

Updated : 2018-10-09 12:57

NVD link : CVE-2015-4165

Mitre link : CVE-2015-4165

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

elasticsearch

elasticsearch

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7.5 /10