Is CVE-2024-23449 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-23449 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-23449?

CVE-2024-23449 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-23449?

CVE-2024-23449 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23449?

Upgrade Elasticsearch to 8.11.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-23449

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-248

How to fix

Remediation Available

ElasticsearchWindows application

Affected:8.4.0 8.11.1Fixed in:8.11.1Elastic

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

discuss.elastic.co

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-04.