CVE-2015-5531
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
CVE-2015-5531- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
CVE-2015-5531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4392 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4392- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4 No score
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4 No score
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
GHSA-jjq8-vfjq-j6v4- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5531 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors related to snapshot API calls.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
through 1.6.0 | 1.6.1 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
before 1.6.1, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.12.00.12.10.13.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.13.10.14.00.14.10.14.20.14.30.14.40.15.00.15.10.15.20.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.16.50.17.00.17.10.17.100.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.17.60.17.70.17.80.17.90.18.00.18.10.18.20.18.30.18.40.18.50.18.60.18.70.19.00.19.0.RC10.19.0.RC20.19.0.RC30.19.10.19.100.19.110.19.120.19.20.19.30.19.4 |
1.6.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ElasticSearch 1.6.0 - Arbitrary File Download | 2015-10-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | MoCh3n/CVE-2015-5531-POC | 2022-09-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | xpgdgit/CVE-2015-5531 | 2022-08-01 |
| Metasploit | ElasticSearch Snapshot API Directory Traversal | |
| Nuclei | ElasticSearch <1.6.1 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, exploits | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Elasticsearch, published August 17, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 1.6.1.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
elastic.co/community/security
Left out here: 72 versions. The JSON record has them.