CVE-2015-4152 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file output plugin in Elasticsearch Logstash before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to dynamic field references in the path option.

Published: 2015-06-15

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4176	Directory traversal vulnerability in the file output plugin in Elasticsearch Logstash before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to dynamic field references in the path option.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0303.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132233/Logstash-1.4.2-Directory-Traversal.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535725/100/0/threaded
https://www.elastic.co/blog/logstash-1-4-3-released
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

History

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Subscriptions

Elastic Logstash

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-06-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.978Z

Reserved: 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4152

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-06-15T15:59:11.540

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:26:49.643

Link: CVE-2015-4152

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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