# CVE-2023-50395: SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in SolarWinds Platform to achieve remote code execution and access or modify data.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gqfw-9432-p6cq

## What is CVE-2023-50395?

CVE-2023-50395 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform , published on 6 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability was found using an update statement in the SolarWinds Platform. This vulnerability requires user authentication to be exploited

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50395?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Solarwinds Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50395?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50395 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50395 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Platform 

- [CVE-2023-40061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40061/): Insecure Job Execution Mechanism Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35188/): SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40056/): SolarWinds Platform SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40062/): Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2024-29000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29000/): SolarWinds Platform Reflected XSS Vulnerability (high 7.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50395 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50395 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform , published on 6 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Platform . 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-2023-50395/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50395/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50395
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50395
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50395

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50395/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.