#VU40798 Path traversal in Elasticsearch - CVE-2015-3337
Published: May 1, 2015 / Updated: February 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40798
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3337
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
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.