Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2015-1427
The short answer
CVE-2015-1427 affects n/a n/a and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.
Severity
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Mar 25, 2022
Federal due date Apr 15, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
100%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2015-1427 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2015-1427 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-04-15.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1427?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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