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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113 | Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2017-08-09 16:29
Updated : 2024-02-28 16:04
NVD link : CVE-2015-4165
Mitre link : CVE-2015-4165
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-4165
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Products Affected
elasticsearch
- elasticsearch
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls