[org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch] Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Elasticsearch

A Denial of Service flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch 8.0.0 through 8.2.0. Using this vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could forcibly shut down an Elasticsearch node with a specifically formatted network request. Version 8.2.1 contains a patch.

References

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