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MEDIUM · 4.9

CVE-2024-37280

A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting document ingestion when an index template contains a dynamic field mapping of “passthrough” type. Under certain circumstances, ingesting documents in ...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting document ingestion when an index template contains a dynamic field mapping of “passthrough” type. Under certain circumstances, ingesting documents in this index would cause a StackOverflow exception to be thrown and ultimately lead to a Denial of Service. Note that passthrough fields is an experimental feature.

CVSS Score

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ElasticElasticsearch>= 8.13.1, < 8.14.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-787

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-37280?

CVE-2024-37280 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 (MEDIUM). A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting document ingestion when an index template contains a dynamic field mapping of “passthrough” type. Under certain circumstances, ingesting documents in ...

How severe is CVE-2024-37280?

CVE-2024-37280 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-37280?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Elasticsearch.