CVE-2023-42454 SQLpage vulnerable to public exposure of database credentials
Attackers can retrieve database credentials from exposed configuration files in SQLPage, enabling direct database access and data theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-42454?
CVE-2023-42454 is a critical vulnerability in lovasoa SQLpage, published on 18 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SQLpage is a SQL-only webapp builder. Someone using SQLpage versions prior to 0.11.1, whose SQLpage instance is exposed publicly, with a database connection string specified in the `sqlpage/sqlpage.json` configuration file (not in an environment variable), with the web_root is the current working directory (the default), and with their database exposed publicly, is vulnerable to an attacker retrieving database connection information from SQLPage and using it to connect to their database directly. Version 0.11.0 fixes this issue. Some workarounds are available. Using an environment variable instead of the configuration file to specify the database connection string prevents exposing it on vulnerable versions. Using a different web root (that is not a parent of the SQLPage configuration directory) fixes the issue. One should also avoid exposing one's database publicly.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42454?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including sqlpage. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
sqlpage crates.io | All versions | 0.11.1 |
sqlpage crates.io | All versions | 0.11.1 |
Products include Lovasoa Sqlpage.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42454?
Upgrade sqlpage to 0.11.1 or later.
Is CVE-2023-42454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5.