FreeBSD : elasticsearch -- directory traversal attack with site plugins (a71e7440-1ba3-11e5-b43d-002590263bf5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84413

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Elastic reports :

Vulnerability Summary: All Elasticsearch versions prior to 1.5.2 and 1.4.5 are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows an attacker to retrieve files from the server running Elasticsearch when one or more site plugins are installed, or when Windows is the server OS.

Remediation Summary: Users should upgrade to 1.4.5 or 1.5.2. Users that do not want to upgrade can address the vulnerability by disabling site plugins. See the CVE description for additional options.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84413

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a71e74401ba311e5b43d002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 6/26/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:elasticsearch, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3337

BID: 74353

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