# CVE-2023-23948: ownCloud Android app vulnerable to SQL Injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in the ownCloud Android app to disclose sensitive information from local databases.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2025

## What is CVE-2023-23948?

CVE-2023-23948 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ownCloud Android, published on 13 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ownCloud Android app allows ownCloud users to access, share, and edit files and folders. Version 2.21.1 of the ownCloud Android app is vulnerable to SQL injection in `FileContentProvider.kt`. This issue can lead to information disclosure. Two databases, `filelist` and `owncloud_database`, are affected. In version 3.0, the `filelist` database was deprecated. However, injections affecting `owncloud_database` remain relevant as of version 3.0.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23948?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23948 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23948 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in ownCloud Android

- [CVE-2022-25338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25338/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-36250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36250/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-25339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25339/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-24804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24804/): ownCloud Android app vulnerable to Path Traversal (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2015-5955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5955/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23948 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23948 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ownCloud Android, published on 13 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23948 exists.

Affected product: ownCloud Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2023-23948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23948/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23948
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23948
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23948

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23948/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.