CVEs / CVE-2015-1427
CVE-2015-1427: Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2015-1427 on NVD
- CVE-2015-1427 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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