CVE-2023-31419

highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.611 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
61.1% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
10 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · security@elastic.coexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USprimaryCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-121USCWE-787US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2387Elasticsearch: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-09-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Elasticsearch ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • GHSA-qwrx-45xf-jjf7Elasticsearch vulnerable to stack overflow in the search API2023-10-26ghsa · osvUS

    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.

  • BIT-elasticsearch-2023-31419Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    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.

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also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdcert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-10-26modified 2026-06-17
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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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