CVE-2023-31419 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-31419: Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability

Vendor Elastic
Product Elasticsearch
Weakness CWE-121
Published October 26, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 26, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated