GHSA-gphj-4h6p-37xq
Elasticsearch privileged authenticated users can cause DoS through Excessive Resource Allocation
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core | < 8.19.8 | 8.19.8 |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core | >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.8 | 9.1.8 |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.2 | 9.2.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow an authenticated user with snapshot restore privileges to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and a denial of service (DoS) via crafted HTTP request.
References
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