CVE-2014-3120
The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL…
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- mitre
Description
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Elasticsearch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 25 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 88.6% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.elasticsearch:elasticsearchGHSA-mrfm-jxgf-2h6v (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/logstash-1-4-3-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33370 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 67731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 106949 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://bouk.co/blog/elasticsearch-rce/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/elasticsearch/script_mvel_rce (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.found.no/foundation/elasticsearch-security/#staying-safe-while-developing-with-elasticsearch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-3120 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mrfm-jxgf-2h6v (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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