CVE-2024-52980 – org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch

Package

Manager: maven
Name: org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
Vulnerable Version: >=7.17.0 <8.15.1

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00052 pctl0.15801

Details

Elasticsearch Potential Node Crash due to Large Recursion in `innerForbidCircularReferences` Function 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.

Metadata

Created: 2025-04-08T18:34:42Z
Modified: 2025-05-27T17:48:19Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/04/GHSA-ghfh-p92w-j4mg/GHSA-ghfh-p92w-j4mg.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-ghfh-p92w-j4mg
Finding: F002
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