CVE-2015-5377: elastic elasticsearch Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5377
Published 06-03-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-5377 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in elastic elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 14.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
14.31%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the transport protocol. NOTE: ZDI appears to claim that CVE-2015-3253 and CVE-2015-5377 are the same vulnerability
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
14.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 14.31% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score14.31%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Elastic1 product
- elasticsearch< 1.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
- elasticsearch< 1.7.3+dfsg-3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
7 links- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-remote-code-execution-cve-2015-5377/25736X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/bf3052d14c874aead7da8855c5fcadf5428a43f2X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory