Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2025 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2024-52979Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Elasticsearch from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.17.25 | GHSA-mm3m-5497-xggg |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 8.16.0 | GHSA-mm3m-5497-xggg |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 7.17.0 – before 7.17.258.0.0 – before 8.16.0 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H