4.3

CVE-2015-3337: elasticsearch Path Traversal

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDSA-3241-1GHSA-x8q8-4hp5-463w
Published 01-05-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3337 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 33.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
33.16%
0%100%
High · +0.23 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 01-05-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

33.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.23 pp

From 32.93% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
33.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    ElasticSearch < 1.4.5 / < 1.5.2 - Directory Traversal

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • elasticsearch< 1.0.3+dfsg-5+deb8u1
Elasticsearch1 product
Org.elasticsearch1 product
  • elasticsearch< 1.4.5 | ≥ 1.5.0, < 1.5.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

8 links