GHSA-8wx3-324g-w4qq
OpenSearch uncontrolled resource consumption
GHSA-8wx3-324g-w4qq is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security, published October 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security 1.3.14.0.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, GitHub Advisories
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.3.14.0org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security +2 more
Description
Impact
An issue has been identified with how OpenSearch handled incoming requests on the HTTP layer. An unauthenticated user could force an OpenSearch node to exit with an OutOfMemory error by sending a moderate number of malformed HTTP requests.
The issue was identified by Elastic Engineering and corresponds to security advisory ESA-2023-13 (CVE-2023-31418).
Mitigation
Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.0 contain a fix for this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security via our issue reporting page (https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityMaven | before 1.3.14.0 | 1.3.14.0 |
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityMaven | 2.0.0.0 up to 2.11.0.0 | 2.11.0.0 |
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityMaven | 2.0.0.0 up to 2.11.0.0, plus listed versions 2.1.0.02.10.0.02.2.0.02.2.1.02.3.0.0 Show 7 moreShow less2.4.0.02.4.1.02.5.0.02.6.0.02.7.0.02.8.0.02.9.0.0 | 2.11.0.0 |
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used
OpenSearch uncontrolled resource consumption
Impact
An issue has been identified with how OpenSearch handled incoming requests on the HTTP layer. An unauthenticated user could force an OpenSearch node to exit with an OutOfMemory error by sending a moderate number of malformed HTTP requests.
The issue was identified by Elastic Engineering and corresponds to security advisory ESA-2023-13 (CVE-2023-31418).
Mitigation
Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.0 contain a fix for this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security via our issue reporting page (https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
- Record
GHSA-8wx3-324g-w4qq- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenSearch uncontrolled resource consumption
Impact
An issue has been identified with how OpenSearch handled incoming requests on the HTTP layer. An unauthenticated user could force an OpenSearch node to exit with an OutOfMemory error by sending a moderate number of malformed HTTP requests.
The issue was identified by Elastic Engineering and corresponds to security advisory ESA-2023-13 (CVE-2023-31418).
Mitigation
Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.0 contain a fix for this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security via our issue reporting page (https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
- Record
GHSA-8wx3-324g-w4qq- 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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.