diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c258100894555..a6d287806d023 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Github workflow for changelog verification ([#4085](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4085))
 
 ### Changed
+ - Dependency updates (httpcore, mockito, slf4j, httpasyncclient, commons-codec) ([#4308](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4308))
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 90898265e9303..61b054c4c2366 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ snakeyaml         = 1.26
 icu4j             = 70.1
 supercsv          = 2.4.0
 log4j             = 2.17.1
-slf4j             = 1.6.2
+slf4j             = 1.7.36
 asm               = 9.3
 
 # when updating the JNA version, also update the version in buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ joda              = 2.10.12
 
 # client dependencies
 httpclient        = 4.5.13
-httpcore          = 4.4.12
-httpasyncclient   = 4.1.4
+httpcore          = 4.4.15
+httpasyncclient   = 4.1.5
 commonslogging    = 1.2
-commonscodec      = 1.13
+commonscodec      = 1.15
 
 # plugin dependencies
 aws               = 1.12.270
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bouncycastle=1.70
 randomizedrunner  = 2.7.1
 junit             = 4.13.2
 hamcrest          = 2.1
-mockito           = 4.6.1
+mockito           = 4.7.0
 objenesis         = 3.2
 bytebuddy         = 1.12.12
 
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.4.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.4.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 8360ab45c7ab3..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.4.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-f3a3240681faae3fa46b573a4c7e50cec9db0d86
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.5.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.5.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..366a9e31069a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/httpasyncclient-4.1.5.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cd18227f1eb8e9a263286c1d7362ceb24f6f9b32
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21ebaf6d532bc350ba95bd81938fa5f0e511c132
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42a03b5d7a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7f2e0c573eaa7a74bac2e89b359e1f73d92a0a1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de932dc5aca0..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-84cd29eca842f31db02987cfedea245af020198b
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..251b35ab6a1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/httpcore-nio-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+85d2b6825d42db909a1474f0ffbd6328429b7a32
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
--- a/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21ebaf6d532bc350ba95bd81938fa5f0e511c132
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42a03b5d7a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/sniffer/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7f2e0c573eaa7a74bac2e89b359e1f73d92a0a1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21ebaf6d532bc350ba95bd81938fa5f0e511c132
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42a03b5d7a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7f2e0c573eaa7a74bac2e89b359e1f73d92a0a1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21ebaf6d532bc350ba95bd81938fa5f0e511c132
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42a03b5d7a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7f2e0c573eaa7a74bac2e89b359e1f73d92a0a1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.12.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-21ebaf6d532bc350ba95bd81938fa5f0e511c132
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42a03b5d7a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/httpcore-4.4.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7f2e0c573eaa7a74bac2e89b359e1f73d92a0a1d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index a2f93ea55802b..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-8619e95939167fb37245b5670135e4feb0ec7d50
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..77b9917528382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index a2f93ea55802b..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-8619e95939167fb37245b5670135e4feb0ec7d50
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..77b9917528382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3f18e1aa31031d89db6f01ba05d501258ce69d2c
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
--- /dev/null
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+49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index a2f93ea55802b..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.6.2.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
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-8619e95939167fb37245b5670135e4feb0ec7d50
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..77b9917528382
--- /dev/null
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+6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
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diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
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index 66b72c414d63a..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.13.jar.sha1
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index 0000000000000..62d99837b87e1
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index 3c046171b30da..0000000000000
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