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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | >= 7.17.0, <= 8.15.0 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-34/376919Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 8, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed