Vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch
CVE-2023-46673
It was identified that malformed scripts used in the script processor of an Ingest Pipeline could cause an Elasticsearch node to crash when calling the Simulate Pipeline API.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch — versions 7.0.0, 8.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-14-8-10-3-security-update-esa-2023-24/3… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46673?
- CVE-2023-46673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46673?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46673 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.