CVE-2024-52980: Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Published Apr 8, 2025
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Updated

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 readpipeline Elasticsearch cluster privilege assigned to them.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Elastic Elasticsearch
maven/org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch>=7.17.0<8.15.1
8.15.1
Elastic Elasticsearch>=7.17.0<8.15.1

Event History

Apr 8, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:43 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:43 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
RemedyAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:34 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-52980?

The severity of CVE-2024-52980 is critical due to its potential to crash Elasticsearch nodes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-52980?

Fix CVE-2024-52980 by updating to the latest version of Elasticsearch where the vulnerability is patched.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-52980?

CVE-2024-52980 affects users of Elasticsearch with read_pipeline cluster privilege.

4

What exploitation method is used in CVE-2024-52980?

CVE-2024-52980 can be exploited through a large recursion in the innerForbidCircularReferences function.

5

What impact does CVE-2024-52980 have on Elasticsearch?

CVE-2024-52980 can lead to crashes of Elasticsearch nodes if exploited successfully.

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