Description

A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Feb. 1, 2024, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-31419 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31419 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
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-2023-31419.

URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-1-7-17-13-security-update/343297 Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0010/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory

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).

None

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 24, 2024, 4:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 83 different CVEs too.

Elasticsearch DoS CVE-2023-31419 exploit

Python

Updated: 11 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 3, 2023, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Elasticsearch Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Python

Updated: 4 months ago
18 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Sept. 22, 2023, 2:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31419 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31419 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0010/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0010/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Elastic https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0010/ [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-8-9-1-7-17-13-security-update/343297 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-1-7-17-13-security-update/343297 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-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.17.12 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.9.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description [PROBLEMTYPE] in [COMPONENT] in [VENDOR] [PRODUCT] [VERSION] on [PLATFORMS] allows [ATTACKER] to [IMPACT] via [VECTOR] A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service.
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.04%

score

0.34153

percentile

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