CVE-2023-31419 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability
A specially crafted query string in the Elasticsearch _search API can cause a Stack Overflow, leading to a Denial of Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-31419?
CVE-2023-31419 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31419?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch and elasticsearch. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.17.13 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.17.13 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | From 8.0.0 | 8.9.1 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | From 8.0.0 | 8.9.1 |
elasticsearch Bitnami | From 7.0.0 | 7.17.13, 8.9.1 |
Products include Elastic Elasticsearch.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31419?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to a fixed version for your release line: 7.17.13 or 8.9.1.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-31419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Elasticsearch
- CVE-2015-1427 Elasticsearch Groovy Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-3120 Elasticsearch Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-5377 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-72649 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Elasticsearch Leading to Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-72642 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in the Elasticsearch Machine Learning Native Inference Process
Sources
Also known as BIT-elasticsearch-2023-31419, GHSA-qwrx-45xf-jjf7, MINI-hwjx-chph-qg4f, MINI-v288-5vrf-7fr9, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31419.