Remote code execution in Elasticsearch for Apache Hadoop

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU83893

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46674

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in hadoop or spark configuration properties. A remote user can update configuration properties and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Elasticsearch for Apache Hadoop: 7.0.0 - 8.8.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:elasticsearch-hadoop:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-hadoop-7-17-11-8-9-0-security-update-esa-2023-28/348663

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.