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CVE-2015-1427: Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2015-1427
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Elasticsearchproduct: Groovy Scripting EngineRemote code execution
What
The Groovy scripting engine allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.
Who is affected
Deployments of Elasticsearch using the Groovy scripting engine.
Urgency
Immediate action is required due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
Action
Upgrade to the patched version of Elasticsearch.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2015-1427coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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