title: Elasticsearch Uncaught Exception
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.
problem types: CWE-248: Uncaught Exception
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Elasticsearch
repo: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
vendor: Elastic
versions:
lessThan: 8.11.1, status: affected, version: 8.4.0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 4.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL