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HistoryJul 20, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Elasticsearch CVE-2015-5531

2015-07-2000:00:00
vulners.com
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Summary:
Elasticsearch versions from 1.0.0 to 1.6.0 are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows an attacker to retrieve files that are readable by the Elasticsearch JVM process.

We have been assigned CVE-2015-5531 for this issue.

Fixed versions:
Versions 1.6.1 and 1.7.0 address the vulnerability.

Remediation:
Users should upgrade to the 1.6.1 or 1.7.0 releases. Users that do not wish to upgrade can use a firewall, reverse proxy, or Shield to prevent snapshot API calls from untrusted sources.

CVSS
Overall CVSS score: 2.6

Credits:
Benjamin Smith reported the issue.

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