SQL injection in Election Services Co. (ESC) Internet Election Service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Election Services Co. (ESC) Internet Election Service is vulnerable to SQL injection in multiple pages and parameters. These vulnerabilities allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or modify data for any elections that share the same backend database. ESC deactivated older and unused elections and enabled web application firewall (WAF) protection for current and future elections on or around 2023-08-12.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Services Co. (ESC) | Internet Election Service | up to 2023-08-12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Internet Election Service VendorElection Services Co. (ESC) Affected up to 2023-08-12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:electionservicesco:internet_election_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Electionservicesco |
- cpe:2.3:a:electionservicesco:internet_election_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Electionservicesco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffh8-c8rh-cmp2
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-4309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffh8-c8rh-cmp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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