CVE-2015-5531
🗓️ 17 Aug 2015 15:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 3 Media mentions👁 201 Views🌐 WEB
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/75935 |
| elastic | www.elastic.co/community/security/ |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536017/100/0/threaded |
| packetstormsecurity | www.packetstormsecurity.com/files/133964/ElasticSearch-Snapshot-API-Directory-Traversal.html |
| packetstormsecurity | www.packetstormsecurity.com/files/132721/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html |
| exploit-db | www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38383/ |
| packetstormsecurity | www.packetstormsecurity.com/files/133797/ElasticSearch-Path-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Download.html |
| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | request body | /_snapshot/pwn | POST to /_snapshot/pwn creates a filesystem snapshot repository used as part of the directory traversal exploit. | CWE-22 |
| settings | request body | /_snapshot/pwn | POST to /_snapshot/pwn creates a filesystem snapshot repository used as part of the directory traversal exploit. | CWE-22 |
| location | request body | /_snapshot/pwn | POST to /_snapshot/pwn creates a filesystem snapshot repository used as part of the directory traversal exploit. | CWE-22 |
| type | request body | /_snapshot/pwnie | POST to /_snapshot/pwnie configures an additional filesystem repository, enabling traversal to target files. | CWE-22 |
| settings | request body | /_snapshot/pwnie | POST to /_snapshot/pwnie configures an additional filesystem repository, enabling traversal to target files. | CWE-22 |
| location | request body | /_snapshot/pwnie | POST to /_snapshot/pwnie configures an additional filesystem repository, enabling traversal to target files. | CWE-22 |
| traversal_path | path | /_snapshot/pwn/ev1l%2f | GET request exploiting directory traversal via the Snapshot API to read a specified file (constructed path traversal: _snapshot/pwn/ev1l%2f...<file>). | CWE-22 |
| target_file | path | /_snapshot/pwn/ev1l%2f | GET request exploiting directory traversal via the Snapshot API to read a specified file (constructed path traversal: _snapshot/pwn/ev1l%2f...<file>). | CWE-22 |
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17 Jun 2026 00:29Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 25
EPSS0.94788