# CVE-2023-34231: Snowflake Golang Driver vulnerable to Command Injection

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution on user machines by tricking them into visiting a malicious SSO connection URL in the Snowflake Golang driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwv2-65wh-2w8c

## What is CVE-2023-34231?

CVE-2023-34231 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in snowflakedb gosnowflake, published on 8 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

gosnowflake is th Snowflake Golang driver. Prior to version 1.6.19, a command injection vulnerability exists in the Snowflake Golang driver via single sign-on (SSO) browser URL authentication. In order to exploit the potential for command injection, an attacker would need to be successful in (1) establishing a malicious resource and (2) redirecting users to utilize the resource. The attacker could set up a malicious, publicly accessible server which responds to the SSO URL with an attack payload. If the attacker then tricked a user into visiting the maliciously crafted connection URL, the user’s local machine would render the malicious payload, leading to a remote code execution. This attack scenario can be mitigated through URL whitelisting as well as common anti-phishing resources. A patch is available in version 1.6.19.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34231?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake` | Go | All versions | 1.6.19 |
| `github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake` | Go | All versions | 1.6.19 |

Products: Snowflake Gosnowflake.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34231?

Upgrade github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake to 1.6.19 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-34231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in snowflakedb gosnowflake

- [CVE-2025-46327](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46327/): Go Snowflake Driver has race condition when checking access to Easy Logging configuration file (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34231 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34231 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in snowflakedb gosnowflake, published on 8 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.19
- github.com/snowflakedb/gosnowflake (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.19

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-2023-34231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34231/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34231
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34231
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34231

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.