Elasticsearch up to 1.6.0 API Call Handler directory traversal : 8/18/2015 12:47:57 PM
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Elasticsearch up to 1.6.0 API Call Handler directory traversal
8/16/2015 7:00:00 PM
General
scipID: 77264
Affected: Elasticsearch up to 1.6.0
Published: 08/17/2015
Risk: critical
Created: 08/18/2015
Entry: 65.8% complete
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Elasticsearch up to 1.6.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component API Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
The weakness was shared 08/17/2015. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5531. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 1.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.CVSS
Base Score: 4.9 (CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) [?]
Temp Score: 4.3 (CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:ND) [?]
CPE
Exploiting
Class: Directory traversal
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: No
Countermeasures
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: Official fix
0-Day Time: 0 days since found
Upgrade: Elasticsearch 1.6.1
Timeline
08/17/2015 | Advisory disclosed
08/18/2015 | VulDB entry created
08/18/2015 | VulDB entry updated
Sources
CVE: CVE-2015-5531 (mitre.org) (nvd.nist.org) (cvedetails.com)
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