Security News > 2015 > May > Elasticsearch Honeypot Snares 8,000 Attacks Against RCE Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2015-05-11 17:18
Hackers are exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in Elasticsearch, according to one researcher who published logs from a honeypot he built showing 8,000 attempts to exploit the bug.
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http://threatpost.com/elasticsearch-honeypot-snares-8000-attacks-against-rce-vulnerability/112715
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Related vendor
| VENDOR | LAST 12M | #/PRODUCTS | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH | CRITICAL | TOTAL VULNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |