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CVE-2015-1427 · netVigilance record NV22-0213

Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-04-15 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.

Who is affected

Elastic Elasticsearch. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-284.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources