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. 30, 2023, 10:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31418
vulnerability.
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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 |
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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.
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.03%
score
0.45520
percentile