CVE-2023-31419

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	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
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::

History

13 Feb 2025, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	~~(en) 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.~~	(en) 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.

Information

Published : 2023-10-26 18:15

Updated : 2025-02-13 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-31419

Mitre link : CVE-2023-31419

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-31419

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

elasticsearch

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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