CVE-2024-52980 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-52980?

CVE-2024-52980 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52980?

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

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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 7.17.0, < 8.15.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-34/37Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-52980?

CVE-2024-52980 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 att...

How severe is CVE-2024-52980?

CVE-2024-52980 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52980?

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