elasticsearch: directory traversal attack
Published Aug 17, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 94.79%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 6
elasticsearch
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
elasticsearch
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | elasticsearch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | elasticsearch | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of elasticsearch as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 6.x and Subscription Asset Manager 1.x.
Red Hat mitigation
Constrain access to the snapshot API to trusted sources.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 94.79% (0.94788) | 99.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 94.79% (0.94788) | 99.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 91.75% (0.91750) | 99.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 91.32% (0.91324) | 99.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 85.13% (0.85129) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 86.85% (0.86850) | 99.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 85.13% (0.85129) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 87.26% (0.87258) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.13% (0.85129) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.97% (0.96971) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 97.14% (0.97144) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 97.07% (0.97074) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 97.14% (0.97139) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97200) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 70.62% (0.70621) | 99.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 70.62% (0.70621) | 99.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.24% (0.77244) | 99.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5531 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244238 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5531
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5531
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5531 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244238 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5531 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5531 | ||
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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