#VU64866 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Elasticsearch - CVE-2022-23712

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#VU64866 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Elasticsearch - CVE-2022-23712

Published: July 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64866
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23712
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A remote attacker can send specifically formatted network request to the application and forcibly shut down an Elasticsearch node.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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