bugtraq - Elasticsearch CVE-2015-5531

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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:19:58 -0700
From: Kevin Kluge <kevin@...stic.co>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Elasticsearch CVE-2015-5531

Summary:
Elasticsearch versions from 1.0.0 to 1.6.0 are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows an attacker to retrieve files that are readable by the Elasticsearch JVM process.  

We have been assigned CVE-2015-5531 for this issue.

Fixed versions:
Versions 1.6.1 and 1.7.0 address the vulnerability.  

Remediation:
Users should upgrade to the 1.6.1 or 1.7.0 releases.  Users that do not wish to upgrade can use a firewall, reverse proxy, or Shield to prevent snapshot API calls from untrusted sources.

CVSS
Overall CVSS score: 2.6

Credits:
Benjamin Smith reported the issue.