TI-2015-04530 Aliases CVE-2015-5377 GHSA-vwpr-g44g-2pf3

Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

MEDIUM 57CWE-74Published 2018-03-06 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the transport protocol. NOTE: ZDI appears to claim that CVE-2015-3253 and CVE-2015-5377 are the same vulnerability

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14428 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::	before 1.6.1	Vulnerable	Elastic

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5377
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwpr-g44g-2pf3

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/bf3052d14c874aead7da8855c5fcadf5428a43f2

Advisory 2

TI-2015-01295 The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-02491 The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-15037 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-05135 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-05136 All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-07764 Improper check for unusual conditions in elasticsearch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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