CVE-2023-27314 | Denial of Service Vulnerability in ONTAP 9

ONTAP 9 versions prior to 9.8P19, 9.9.1P16, 9.10.1P12, 9.11.1P8, 9.12.1P2 and 9.13.1 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a crash of the HTTP service.

Published: 2023-10-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-27314 is rated Moderate Risk (54/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-27314

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.65% 0.60% -0.05%
2 2025-11-18 0.60% 0.65% +0.05%
3 2025-04-15 0.60%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-27314

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-27314

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-27314

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netapp clustered_data_ontap >= 9.0, < 9.8 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.8 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.8 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.8:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.9.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.10.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap 9.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:9.13.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-27314

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