CVE-2024-23449

Summary

An uncaught exception in Elasticsearch >= 8.4.0 and < 8.11.1 occurs when an encrypted PDF is passed to an attachment processor through the REST API. The Elasticsearch ingest node that attempts to parse the PDF file will crash. This does not happen with password-protected PDF files or with unencrypted PDF files.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ElasticElasticsearch8.4.0 < 8.11.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-248: CWE-248: Uncaught Exception

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References