Vulnerability identifier: #VU54639
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Web applications /
Other software
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled recursion issue in the Elasticsearch Grok parser. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Elasticsearch: 6.8.0 - 6.8.16, 7.13.0 - 7.13.2
External links
http://www.elastic.co/community/security#ESA-2021-15
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.