ElasticPwn is a proof of concept exploit that demonstrates the directory traversal vulnerability in versions prior to 1.5.2 and 1.4.5.
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 3241-1 - John Heasman discovered that the site plugin handling of the Elasticsearch search engine was susceptible to directory traversal.
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All Elasticsearch versions prior to 1.5.2 and 1.4.5 are vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows an attacker to retrieve files from the server running Elasticsearch.
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