CVE-2014-3120
Elasticsearch Improper Access Control vulnerability
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
⚠ KEVEPSS 85.3%
Description
The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3120
To remediate CVE-2014-3120, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.0.Beta1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3120 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2014-3120 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.4.0.Beta1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:H |