Groovy Scripting Engine Vulnerability in Elasticsearch by Elastic
CVE-2015-1427

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor: Elastic
Status: Elasticsearch
Vendor: CVE Published:; 17 February 2015

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 92%🦅 CISA Reported

What is CVE-2015-1427?

A vulnerability in the Groovy scripting engine of Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by bypassing the sandbox protection mechanism. This flaw affects versions prior to 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, posing significant risks if exploited in a vulnerable environment. Attackers can execute crafted scripts that lead to unauthorized command execution, which may compromise the entire system's integrity.

CISA has reported CVE-2015-1427

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2015-1427 as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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