# CVE-2023-33179: Sensitive Information Disclosure abusing SQL Injection in Xibo CMS nameFilter

> An authenticated user can exploit SQL injection in the nameFilter function to exfiltrate sensitive data from the Xibo CMS database.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 30 May 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmx8-cgm4-7mf5

## What is CVE-2023-33179?

CVE-2023-33179 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in xibosignage xibo-cms, published on 30 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Xibo is a content management system (CMS). An SQL injection vulnerability was discovered starting in version 3.2.0 and prior to version 3.3.5 in the `nameFilter` function used throughout the CMS. This allows an authenticated user to exfiltrate data from the Xibo database by injecting specially crafted values for logical operators. Users should upgrade to version 3.3.5 which fixes this issue. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33179?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xibosignage Xibo.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in xibosignage xibo-cms

- [CVE-2023-33177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33177/): Xibo CMS vulnerable to Remote Code Execution through Zip Slip (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-41802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41802/): Xibo allows Sensitive Information Disclosure abusing SQL Injection in Xibo CMS DataSet Data Import (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-31952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31952/): Xibo CMS API has SQL Injection via DataSet Filter Parameter (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2013-4887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4887/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-62369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62369/): Xibo CMS: Remote Code Execution through module templates (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33179 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in xibosignage xibo-cms, published on 30 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-2023-33179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: xibosignage xibo-cms. 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-2023-33179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33179/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.