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ElasticSearch Dynamic Script Arbitrary Java Execution

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Disclosed
Dec 9, 2013
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability in ElasticSearch,
exploitable by default on ElasticSearch prior to 1.2.0. The bug is found in the
REST API, which does not require authentication, where the search
function allows dynamic scripts execution. It can be used for remote attackers
to execute arbitrary Java code. This module has been tested successfully on
ElasticSearch 1.1.1 on Ubuntu Server 12.04 and Windows XP SP3.

Authors

Alex Brasetvik
Bouke van der Bijl
juan vazquez [email protected]

Platform

Java

Architectures

java

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/multi/elasticsearch/script_mvel_rce
    msf exploit(script_mvel_rce) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(script_mvel_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(script_mvel_rce) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(script_mvel_rce) > exploit
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