ElasticsearchGHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch
MediumCVE-2015-5531 · Published May 14, 2022 · updated Dec 5, 2024
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
Details and references
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Also known as
- CVE-2015-5531
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5531
- www.elastic.co/community/security
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html
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