{"cve":"CVE-2014-3120","nvd":{"published":"2014-07-28T19:55:04.490","modified":"2026-06-17T00:07:37.603","status":"Analyzed","description":"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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["http://bouk.co/blog/elasticsearch-rce/","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33370","http://www.osvdb.org/106949","http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/elasticsearch/script_mvel_rce","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67731"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3120","score":0.88559,"percentile":0.99773,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3120","date_added":"2022-03-25","due_date":"2022-04-15","vendor":"Elastic","product":"Elasticsearch","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-mrfm-jxgf-2h6v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mrfm-jxgf-2h6v","summary":"Elasticsearch Improper Access Control vulnerability","modified":"2025-10-22T19:52:56.202431Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":["<1.4.0.Beta1"],"fixed":["1.4.0.Beta1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}