CVE-2023-36813 Kanboard Authenticated SQL Injections vulnerability
An authenticated user can perform SQL injection in Kanboard, leading to privilege escalation or data confidentiality loss.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-36813?
CVE-2023-36813 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in kanboard, published on 5 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kanboard is project management software that focuses on the Kanban methodology. In versions prior to 1.2.31authenticated user is able to perform a SQL Injection, leading to a privilege escalation or loss of confidentiality. It appears that in some insert and update operations, the code improperly uses the PicoDB library to update/insert new information. Version 1.2.31 contains a fix for this issue.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36813?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kanboard Kanboard.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36813?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-36813 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-36813 exists.
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- CVE-2025-55010 Kanboard Authenticated Admin Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Deserialization of Events
- CVE-2024-51747 Arbitrary File Read and Delete in kanboard
- CVE-2024-51748 Remote code execution through language setting in kanboard
- CVE-2017-12850 Business logic in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-5454-1, GHSA-9gvq-78jp-jxcx, MGASA-2024-0366.