Check Point Advisories

Elasticsearch Stack Overflow (CVE-2023-31419)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0914
Date Published:	17 Oct 2023
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 17 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-31419
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Elasticsearch versions from 7.0.0 to 7.17.12 Elasticsearch versions from 8.0.0 to 8.9.0
Vulnerability Description	A stack overflow vulnerability exists in Elasticsearch. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in denial of service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Elasticsearch Stack Overflow (CVE-2023-31419) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Elasticsearch Stack Overflow (CVE-2023-31419)