# CVE-2023-5624: Blind SQL Injection

> An admin user can exploit insufficient input validation to perform blind SQL injection, potentially reading sensitive data from the database.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x5jj-693v-79pc

## What is CVE-2023-5624?

CVE-2023-5624 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, published on 26 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor was found to not properly enforce input validation. This could allow an admin user to alter parameters that could potentially allow a blindSQL injection.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5624?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

- [CVE-2024-9158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9158/): XSS (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-24917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24917/): Improper Access Control leads to Local Privilege Escalation (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5794/): Path traversal in Nessus Network Monitor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-5622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5622/): Privilege Escalation (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-24916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24916/): Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5624 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5624 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, published on 26 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tenable Nessus Network Monitor. 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-2023-5624/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5624/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5624
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5624
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5624

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5624/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.