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

June 7, 2022

A Denial of Service flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch. Using this vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could forcibly shut down an Elasticsearch node with a specifically formatted network request.

References

discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-4-and-8-2-1-security-update/305530
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wh6w-69xc-5rq5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23712
www.elastic.co/community/security/

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