CVE-2024-52979

HIGH EPSS 40.4%
Published May 1, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 1, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Elasticsearch while evaluating specifically crafted search templates with Mustache functions can lead to Denial of Service by causing the Elasticsearch node to crash.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
elasticelasticsearch* <7.17.25
elasticelasticsearch*≥8.0.0  –  <8.16.0

References 1

  • discuss.elastic.co https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709
    PatchVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • discuss.elastic.co https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709
    PatchVendor Advisory