Uncaught Exception Affecting org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core package, versions [8.4.0,8.11.1)
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EPSS
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- published 31 Mar 2024
- disclosed 29 Mar 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 29 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-23449 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-core to version 8.11.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception when an encrypted PDF is passed to an attachment processor through the REST API. An attacker can trigger a crash by sending such an attachment. Unencrypted files and password-protected files are not vulnerable.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be avoided by disabling the attachment processor.
References
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