# CVE-2023-28394: Command injection in Beekeeper Studio

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript and OS commands on the user's machine via Beekeeper Studio.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wcc7-8mhx-xfg9

## What is CVE-2023-28394?

CVE-2023-28394 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Beekeeper Studio, published on 23 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Beekeeper Studio versions prior to 3.9.9 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privilege of the application on the PC where the affected product is installed. As a result, an arbitrary OS command may be executed as well.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28394?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beekeeperstudio Beekeeper-Studio.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Beekeeper Studio

- [CVE-2022-26174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26174/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43143/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28394 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Beekeeper Studio, published on 23 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Beekeeper Studio. 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-2023-28394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28394/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28394/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.