CVE-2023-31418
moderate-risk
Published 2023-10-26
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.83% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low