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ID:3826 - Exploit for Path traversal in Elasticsearch - CVE-2015-3337
ID:3826 - Exploit for Path traversal in Elasticsearch - CVE-2015-3337
Published: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40798
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3337
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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.