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CVE-2015-4165

Published: Aug 9, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
elasticsearchelasticsearch
On-prem
Databases / nosql
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMavenOSS Libraries
elasticsearchcommercialDatabasesaka elastic, elasticsearch service
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 9, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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