Servers and applications
CVE-2014-3120
The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code via the source parameter to _search. NOTE: this only violates the vendor's intended security policy if the user does not run Elasticsearch in its own independent virtual machine.
Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022.
- Severity
- High 8.1
- Published
- 28 Jul 2014
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.2.0
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
ElasticsearchServers and applications · cpe:a:elastic:elasticsearch |
|
Known exploited
- CISA name
- Elasticsearch Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Due for US agencies
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Not known