Improper access control in Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector - CVE-2023-46666
Published: July 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93638
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46666
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector
Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when using Document Level Security and the SPO "Limited Access" functionality in Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector. If a user is assigned limited access permissions to an item on a Sharepoint site then that user can read permissions to all content on the Sharepoint site through Elasticsearch.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46666
Install updates from vendor's website.