CVE-2014-3120 Elastic Elasticsearch: login or permission bypass
In plain words: A door that should be locked is not: part of the system can be reached without a valid login or permission. The attacker gets in as a user or administrator without knowing a password.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Apr 15, 2022
What to do
- Install Elastic's security update for Elasticsearch. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Elasticsearch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Product
- Elastic Elasticsearch
- CISA description
- Elasticsearch enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code.
- Type of flaw
- Login or permission bypass (CWE-284)
- Confirmed exploited
- Mar 25, 2022
- US federal patch deadline
- Apr 15, 2022
Ask Cleus about it
Ask about a vulnerability, an update, a weird message, or the news. Plain-word answers, free, no account.
Answering about CVE-2014-3120 ·
Questions about CVE-2014-3120
Is CVE-2014-3120 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-3120 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 25, 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3120?
Install Elastic's security update for Elasticsearch. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-3120?
Only if you use Elastic Elasticsearch. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.