Elasticsearch Ingest Pipeline Script Processor Crash via Malformed Scripts
CVE-2023-46673 Published on November 22, 2023

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-46673 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The software does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-46673

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Affected Versions

Elasticsearch:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.81%
Percentile
73.98%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.