Improper handling of exceptional conditions in OpenSearch - CVE-2022-41917
Published: December 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101751
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41917
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenSearch
Affected software:
OpenSearch
OpenSearch
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect error handling in the REST API. A remote user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input to exploit this vulnerability to read partial file information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41917
Install updates from vendor's website.