Vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch
CVE-2022-23712
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.074 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch — versions versions 8.0.0 through 8.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.elastic.co/community/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-4-and-8-2-1-security-update/305530 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0010/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23712?
- CVE-2022-23712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23712?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23712 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.