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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Elasticsearch 1.1.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation of the argument source
with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code via the source parameter to _search. NOTE: this only violates the vendor s intended security policy if the user does not run Elasticsearch in its own independent virtual machine.
The weakness was disclosed 07/28/2014 by Alex (Website). The advisory is available at found.no. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3120 since 04/29/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592.004 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed by Jeff Geiger in Ruby and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 74 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77661 (RHEL 6 : katello-configure (RHSA-2014:1186)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12955 (Elasticsearch Insure Configuration Remote Code Execution). This issue was added on 03/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 04/15/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16472.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93627), Tenable (77661) and Exploit-DB (33370). The entry 75893 is pretty similar.
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Class: ConfigCWE: CWE-16
ATT&CK: T1592.004
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Jeff Geiger
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Nessus ID: 77661
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : katello-configure (RHSA-2014:1186)
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OpenVAS ID: 103369
OpenVAS Name: Elastisearch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: script_mvel_rce.rb
MetaSploit Name: ElasticSearch Dynamic Script Arbitrary Java Execution
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Upgrade: Elasticsearch 1.1.1
Suricata ID: 2018495
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2014:1186Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3120 (🔍)
X-Force: 93627
Vulnerability Center: 45253 - ElasticSearch 1.2 and earlier Remote Code Execution due to ImproperInput Validation by \x27/_search\x27, Medium
SecurityFocus: 67731 - Elasticsearch CVE-2014-3120 Arbitrary Java Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 106949
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07Updated: 03/26/2022 10:26
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (75), 06/01/2017 08:09 (17), 03/26/2022 10:26 (4)
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