Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2015-1427
Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted script.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 22, 2025, 1:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary shell commands.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known Ransomware Campaign Use:

Unknown

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1427

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1427 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic elasticsearch
1 Redhat fuse
1 Elasticsearch elasticsearch
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
To address the remote code execution vulnerability, update the affected software.
  • Upgrade to a version greater than 1.3.8 or 1.4.3.
  • Disable scripting if feasible.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1427 has a 85 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1427.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1427 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1427 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1427 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1427 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1427
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
    Added Reference https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72585 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 up to (excluding) 1.4.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534689/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100850 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ No Types Assigned https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130784/ElasticSearch-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ No Types Assigned http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/ Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.