Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105233
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Summary:	Elasticsearch is prone to an unauthenticated remote code; execution (RCE).
Description:	Summary: Elasticsearch is prone to an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). Vulnerability Insight: The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script. This vulnerability was known to be used by the Setag/BillGates malware in 2019. Vulnerability Impact: An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and execute code in the context of this application. Affected Software/OS: Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3. Solution: Update to 1.3.8/1.4.3 or later. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1427 BugTraq ID: 72585 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 Bugtraq: 20150211 Elasticsearch vulnerability CVE-2015-1427 (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0868 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 XForce ISS Database: elasticsearch-cve20151427-command-exec(100850) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
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