CVE-2015-4152

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file output plugin in Elasticsearch Logstash before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to dynamic field references in the path option.

Published: 2015-06-15 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-4152 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.03%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4152

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.58% 3.03% +2.45%
2 2025-03-30 0.88% 0.58% -0.30%
3 2025-03-29 0.88%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-4152

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-4152

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-4152

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elastic logstash <= 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-4152

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