CVE-2024-52980

Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Description

A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the innerForbidCircularReferences function of the PatternBank class could cause the Elasticsearch node to crash. A successful attack requires a malicious user to have read_pipeline Elasticsearch cluster privilege assigned to them.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Affected: Elastic Elasticsearch
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-34/376919

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-52980?
CVE-2024-52980 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-52980?
To fix CVE-2024-52980, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-52980 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-52980 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-52980?
CVE-2024-52980 affects Elastic Elasticsearch.
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