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CVE-2015-5531

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.

References

https://github.com/onionsgun/cve

https://www.greynoise.io/blog/coordinated-cloud-based-scanning-operation-targets-75-known-exposure-points

https://github.com/giorgimakasarashvili/WEB-PEN-CVE

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/

https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-08-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94788

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