Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2, when a site plugin is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2015-3337
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.3 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 33.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.3MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.3(low)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 33%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 1, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131646/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3241
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535385
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74353
- cve@mitrehttps://www.elastic.co/community/security
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37054/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131646/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3241
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535385
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74353
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.elastic.co/community/security
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37054/
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 1.5.0, 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | — |
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCjas502n/CVE-2015-3337First seen Jun 21, 2019
CVE-2015-3337 ElasticSearch 任意文件读取
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-37054First seen May 18, 2015
ElasticSearch < 1.4.5 / < 1.5.2 - Directory Traversal
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2015/CVE-2015-3337.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2015
Elasticsearch - Local File Inclusion
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