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    CVE-2015-1427

    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.

    Published:Feb 11, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Feb 17, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.92326
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    1610 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 25, 2022
    1631 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elastic
    Product
    Elasticsearch
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Amq
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Fuse

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36415https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2015-1427https://github.com/cyberharsh/Groovy-scripting-engine-CVE-2015-1427https://github.com/Sebikea/CVE-2015-1427-for-trixiehttps://github.com/t0kx/exploit-CVE-2015-1427https://github.com/xpgdgit/CVE-2015-1427https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36337

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
    https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
    https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High