elasticsearch: unspecified arbitrary files modification vulnerability
Published Aug 9, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.45%
Description
The snapshot API in Elasticsearch before 1.6.0 when another application exists on the system that can read Lucene files and execute code from them, is accessible by the attacker, and the Java VM on which Elasticsearch is running can write to a location that the other application can read and execute from, allows remote authenticated users to write to and create arbitrary snapshot metadata files, and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.5.2
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 6
elasticsearch
Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
elasticsearch
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | elasticsearch | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | elasticsearch | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of elasticsearch as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 6.x and Subscription Asset Manager 1.x. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Red Hat mitigation
For Satellite 6.x and Sam 1.x you can simply firewall elasticsearch to trusted users only (e.g. root, katello, foreman). For instructions on this please see: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/6.0/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html#sect-Red_Hat_Satellite-Installation_Guide-Red_Hat_Satellite_Installation-Configuring_Red_Hat_Satellite_Manually
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04450) | 91.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04450) | 90.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 18, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02304) | 83.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.72% (0.04722) | 88.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.82% (0.17818) | 91.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 4.72% (0.04722) | 87.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.28% (0.06276) | 90.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 84.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01333) | 84.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01794) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02091) | 87.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02935) | 89.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.62% (0.05619) | 90.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 6, 2022 | 5.62% (0.05619) | 89.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05471) | 89.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05471) | 76.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDMitigationThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4165 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fh5x-4j57-6q5x Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4165
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4165
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132234/Elasticsearch-1.5.2-File-Creation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535727/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536855/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDMitigationThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4165 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230761 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fh5x-4j57-6q5x | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4165 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4165 | ||
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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