Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch

MÉDIO 4.3CVE-2015-3337 · GHSA-x8q8-4hp5-463w · Published 01/05/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven	`≥ 1.5.0, < 1.5.2< 1.4.5`	`1.5.21.4.5`
elasticsearch elasticsearch	`= 1.5.0= 1.5.1≤ 1.4.4`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2, when a site plugin is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

NVD description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2, when a site plugin is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3337 · ADVISORY
elastic.co/community/security · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/37054 · WEB
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131646/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html · WEB
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3241 · WEB
securityfocus.com/archive/1/535385
securityfocus.com/bid/74353 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/37054 · Exploit

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