Setting Up Modern Vulnerable ElasticSearch
Requirements: Step 1: Install Java JDK 17 Elasticsearch is a Java application and requires a Java Development Kit (JDK) to run. On your Windows Server 2019 VM, open the Edge browser you installed. Search for “OpenJDK 17 download/jdk 17 install” (Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat etc are all good providers). Download the Windows x64 JDK as a .zip file (not the JRE). Once downloaded, extract the .zip file to a simple, permanent location, such as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17. Step 2: Set the JAVA_HOME Environment Variable This tells Windows where to find the Java installation. ...