CVE-2023-43640 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-43640: TaxonWorks SQL injection vulnerability

Vendor Speciesfilegroup
Product taxonworks
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published September 22, 2023
Last update September 24, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2023 CVE published
September 24, 2024 Record updated