GHSA-MM3M-5497-XGGG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-01 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-02 21:32
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Summary
Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
Details

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.

Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.17.25"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "8.0.0-alpha1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8.16.0"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-52979"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-02T21:32:25Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-01T14:15:35Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-mm3m-5497-xggg",
  "modified": "2025-10-02T21:32:25Z",
  "published": "2025-05-01T15:31:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52979"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/114002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/cbde7f456d7ccd98556302fccf3238bb4557fc91"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/f9b6b57d1d0f76e2d14291c04fb50abeb642cfbf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-25-and-8-16-0-security-update-esa-2024-40/377709"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability"
}


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