# CVE-2023-34111: Command Injection Vulnerability in `Release PR Merged` Workflow in taosdata/grafanaplugin

> Attackers can inject commands into a GitHub Actions workflow to execute arbitrary code and access secrets.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 6 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Jan 2025

## What is CVE-2023-34111?

CVE-2023-34111 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in taosdata grafanaplugin, published on 6 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The `Release PR Merged` workflow in the github repo taosdata/grafanaplugin is subject to a command injection vulnerability which allows for arbitrary code execution within the github action context due to the insecure usage of `${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}` in a bash command within the GitHub workflow. Attackers can inject malicious commands which will be executed by the workflow. This happens because `${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}` is directly passed to bash command on like 25 of the workflow. This may allow an attacker to gain access to secrets which the github action has access to or to otherwise make use of the compute resources.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34111?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tdengine Grafana.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34111 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34111 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34111 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in taosdata grafanaplugin, published on 6 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34111 exists.

Affected product: taosdata grafanaplugin. 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-2023-34111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34111/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34111

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34111/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.