# CVE-2015-3337: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-3337-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-3337 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Elasticsearch

Technologies: [org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearch). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-3337 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-3337 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-3337?** Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3337?** Yes. org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-3337?** Check whether you run org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to 1.4.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-3337
- GHSA-x8q8-4hp5-463w

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