CVE-2015-5531
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot...
- Published
- Aug 17, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Oct 2, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Sources
modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/elasticsearch_traversal.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- verification: check_declared($.auxiliary_scanner/http/elasticsearch_traversal.check)
http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-5531.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: status,word($.matchers[*].type)
elasticsearch/CVE-2015-5531
ElasticSearch Snapshot and Restore Directory Traversal (CVE-2015-5531)
Vulhub vulnerability labs
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2015-5531, a directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch 1.6.1 and earlier, allowing remote file read via crafted API calls with automatic Unicode decoding.
- CVE-2015-5531Exploit
Python-based exploit for CVE-2015-5531 targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Elasticsearch. Enables automated exploitation and security testing.
Pedro Andujar · linux · Oct 2, 2015
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