CVE-2023-46666 (GCVE-0-2023-46666)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-26 16:16 – Updated: 2024-09-09 15:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector Improper Access Control
Summary
An issue was discovered 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 would have read permissions to all content on the Sharepoint site through Elasticsearch.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-09 15:46 UTC
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Sharepoint Online Python Connector |
Affected:
<8.10.3.0
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-10-10 12:18
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