CVE-2014-6439
Cross-site scripting in Elasticsearch
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-6439- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-6439- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3121 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3121- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8699-m855-cwqf No score
Cross-site scripting in Elasticsearch
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-8699-m855-cwqf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8699-m855-cwqf No score
Cross-site scripting in Elasticsearch
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-8699-m855-cwqf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-6439 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CORS functionality in Elasticsearch before 1.4.0.Beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6439- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
before 1.4.0.Beta1 | 1.4.0.Beta1 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
before 1.4.0.Beta1, 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 |
1.4.0.Beta1 |
elasticsearchUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.2+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-21.7.3+dfsg-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-6439 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Elasticsearch, published October 10, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 1.4.0.Beta1.
References
elasticsearch.org/blog/elasticsearch-1-4-0-beta-released
securityfocus.com/archive/1/533602/100/0/threaded
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128556/Elasticsearch-1.3.x-CORS-Issue.html
elastic.co/community/security
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6439
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8699-m855-cwqf
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6439
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6439
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