CVE-2023-46674
MEDIUMCVE-2023-46674 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2023-46674 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Elasticsearch-hadoop Unsafe Deserialization
Real-World Exposure
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop☕org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoopReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was identified that allowed the unsafe deserialization of java objects from hadoop or spark configuration properties that could have been modified by authenticated users. Elastic would like to thank Yakov Shafranovich, with Amazon Web Services for reporting this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop | all versions | 7.17.11 |
| ☕Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.9.0 | 8.9.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-hadoop to 7.17.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-46674 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2023-46674 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2023-46674. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-46674 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2023-46674 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.