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CVE-2024-23449

Elasticsearch Uncaught Exception

Published: Mar 29, 2024Updated: Feb 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-248
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An uncaught exception in Elasticsearch >= 8.4.0 and < 8.11.1 occurs when an encrypted PDF is passed to an attachment processor through the REST API. The Elasticsearch ingest node that attempts to parse the PDF file will crash. This does not happen with password-protected PDF files or with unencrypted PDF files.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-248NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ElasticsearchElasticDatabases
elasticsearchelasticDatabases
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMavenOSS Libraries
ElasticsearchElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2024-05/356458
discuss.elastic.co
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23449
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/a59180459a3cb30b71399d778943cab4ac2191c4
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 29, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 4, 2025

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