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CVE-2015-5531: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 14, 2022 (updated July 6, 2022)

Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
  • packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5531
  • www.elastic.co/community/security/
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 1.6.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.1 or above.

Impact 5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch/CVE-2015-5531.yml

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