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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 API calls.

n/a n/aDatabases
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CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationPublic exploit codeAuxiliary module and 1 more. Not in the KEV catalogMetasploit
Exploit odds (EPSS)94.8%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Published17 Aug 2015Updated 6 Aug 2024CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

  1. 17 Aug 2015, 15:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 2 Oct 2015Exploit code publicExploit-DB

Public exploit code and templates 3

  • Auxiliary moduleElasticSearch Snapshot API Directory TraversalMetasploit
  • Webapps exploitElasticSearch 1.6.0 - Arbitrary File Download 2 Oct 2015Exploit-DB
  • Scanner templateElasticSearch <1.6.1 - Local File InclusionNuclei

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Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 2