CVE-2023-46666 Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector Improper Access Control
Users with limited SharePoint access can read all site content via Elasticsearch due to improper access control in the connector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-46666?
CVE-2023-46666 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered when using Document Level Security and the SPO "Limited Access" functionality in Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector. If a user is assigned limited access permissions to an item on a Sharepoint site then that user would have read permissions to all content on the Sharepoint site through Elasticsearch.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-46666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2hx-f34m-8276.