7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-31418
Elasticsearch HTTP Request DoS Denial of Service
Description

An issue has been identified with how Elasticsearch handled incoming requests on the HTTP layer. An unauthenticated user could force an Elasticsearch node to exit with an OutOfMemory error by sending a moderate number of malformed HTTP requests. The issue was identified by Elastic Engineering and we have no indication that the issue is known or that it is being exploited in the wild.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 26, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31418 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic elasticsearch
2 Elastic elastic_cloud_enterprise
1 Elasticsearch elasticsearch
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-31418.

URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-0-7-17-13-security-update/343616 Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0005/
https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-0-7-17-13-security-update/343616 Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0005/
https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-31418 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-31418 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31418 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31418 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-0-7-17-13-security-update/343616
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0005/
    Added Reference https://www.elastic.co/community/security
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Elastic https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0005/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-0-7-17-13-security-update/343616 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-0-7-17-13-security-update/343616 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security No Types Assigned https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.17.12 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.8.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.13.3 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elastic_cloud_enterprise:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.62 }} 0.08%

score

0.69266

percentile