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.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100850
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130368/Elasticsearch-1.3.7-1.4.2-Sandbox-Escape-Command-Execution.html
https://www.tenable.com/blog/patched-elasticsearch-vulnerabilities-used-to-spread-cryptocurrency-miner-cve-2014-3120-cve
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
http://www.elasticsearch.com/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-3-1-3-8-released/
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2015-02-17
Updated: 2025-04-12
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.93409