CVE-2023-43640
TaxonWorks SQL injection vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Sep 22, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 20, 2023
Description
TaxonWorks is a web-based workbench designed for taxonomists and biodiversity scientists. Prior to version 0.34.0, a SQL injection vulnerability was found in TaxonWorks that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary data from the TaxonWorks database (including the users table). This issue may lead to information disclosure. Version 0.34.0 contains a fix for the issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
taxonworksSpeciesFileGroup |
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References
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