CVE-2015-1427
Elasticsearch: Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution
As of , CVE-2015-1427 in Elasticsearch is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.75 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
CISA's 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.
The CVE record's description, from mitre
- CVE published
- 17 February 2015
- Assigned by
- mitre
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-284
- Improper Access Control
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 36337).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 36415).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: ElasticSearch Search Groovy Sandbox Bypassexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: ElasticSearch - Search Groovy Sandbox Bypass (Metasploit)EDB-ID 36415, verified by Exploit-DB, 16 March 2015
- Exploit-DB: ElasticSearch - Remote Code ExecutionEDB-ID 36337, verified by Exploit-DB, 11 March 2015
Elasticsearch: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-3120Remote Code Execution | Elastic Elasticsearch | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.89; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.89 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org