Name: CVE-2014-3120: Improper Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2014-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-3120, CWE-284, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.85557, CISA KEV

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Elastic Elasticsearch	—	Upgrade Elastic Elasticsearch to the latest version	Apr 23, 2026	Jul 28, 2014
Freebsd	—	Upgrade logstashUpgrade elasticsearch	Dec 10, 2025	Jun 26, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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