CVE-2023-46673
Elasticsearch Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46673- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2844
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2844- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-285m-vhfq-xx4h
Elasticsearch Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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.
- Record
GHSA-285m-vhfq-xx4h- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46673- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46673- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-285m-vhfq-xx4h
Elasticsearch Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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.
- Record
GHSA-285m-vhfq-xx4h- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46673- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elasticsearch-2023-46673 No score
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.
- Record
BIT-elasticsearch-2023-46673- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792688503 No score
TuxCare security update for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 7.16.3-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792688503- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.17.14 | 7.17.14 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
8.0.0 up to 8.10.3 | 8.10.3 |
elasticsearchBitnami |
7.0.0 up to 7.17.14, 8.0.0 up to 8.10.3 | 7.17.148.10.3 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
7.16.3 up to 7.16.3-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 7.16.3-tuxcare.1 |
7.16.3-tuxcare.2 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.17.14, plus listed versions 7.0.17.1.07.1.17.10.07.10.1 Show 45 moreShow less7.10.27.11.07.11.17.11.27.12.07.12.17.13.07.13.17.13.27.13.37.13.47.14.07.14.17.14.27.15.07.15.17.15.27.16.07.16.17.16.27.16.37.17.07.17.17.17.107.17.117.17.127.17.137.17.27.17.37.17.47.17.57.17.67.17.77.17.87.17.97.2.07.2.17.3.07.3.17.3.27.4.07.4.17.4.27.5.07.5.1 |
7.17.14 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
8.0.0 up to 8.10.3, plus listed versions 8.0.18.1.08.1.18.1.28.1.3 Show 30 moreShow less8.10.08.10.18.10.28.2.08.2.18.2.28.2.38.3.08.3.18.3.28.3.38.4.08.4.18.4.28.4.38.5.08.5.18.5.28.5.38.6.08.6.18.6.28.7.08.7.18.8.08.8.18.8.28.9.08.9.18.9.2 |
8.10.3 |
elasticsearchUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.2+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-21.7.3+dfsg-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-46673 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Elastic Elasticsearch, published November 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 7.17.14.
References
discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-14-8-10-3-security-update-esa-2023-24/347708
elastic.co/community/security
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46673
github.com/advisories/GHSA-285m-vhfq-xx4h
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46673
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46673
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