SB2015050102 - Path traversal in Elasticsearch
Published: May 1, 2015 Updated: February 11, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015050102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3337)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Elasticsearch before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2, when a site plugin is enabled,. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.