# CVE-2021-23404: Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)

> Attackers can trick users into performing sensitive database actions via CSRF in the sqlite-web SQL dashboard.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2j58-pwwv-x666, PYSEC-2021-332, SNYK-PYTHON-SQLITEWEB-1316324

## What is CVE-2021-23404?

CVE-2021-23404 is a high-severity vulnerability in sqlite-web, published on 8 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This affects all versions of package sqlite-web. The SQL dashboard area allows sensitive actions to be performed without validating that the request originated from the application. This could enable an attacker to trick a user into performing these actions unknowingly through a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23404?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including sqlite-web. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sqlite-web` | PyPI | All versions | None |
| `sqlite-web` | PyPI | All versions to 0.6.5 | None |
| `sqlite-web` | PyPI | All versions to 0.6.5 | None |

Products: Sqlite-Web Project Sqlite-Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-23404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-23404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-23404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-23404 is a high-severity vulnerability in sqlite-web, published on 8 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- sqlite-web (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed
- sqlite-web (PyPI): affected all versions up to 0.6.5; no fix listed
- sqlite-web (PyPI): affected all versions up to 0.6.5; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.