PgHero before 3.1.0 allows Information Disclosure via EXPLAIN because query results may…
Priority LOW 34CWE-209Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.
Summary
PgHero before 3.1.0 allows Information Disclosure via EXPLAIN because query results may be present in an error message. (Depending on database user privileges, this may only be information from the database, or may be information from file contents on the database server.)
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00871 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed pghero (RubyGems): 3.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pghero (RubyGems) | before 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vf99-xw26-86g5 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pghero (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available GHSA-vf99-xw26-86g5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pghero_project:pghero:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | 0.1.1 to before 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Pghero Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pghero_project:pghero:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 0.1.1 to before 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Pghero Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vf99-xw26-86g5 pghero (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22626
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf99-xw26-86g5
References
More Pghero Project Pghero vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12781 The PgHero gem through 2.6.0 for Ruby allows CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-22626 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-22626 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf99-xw26-86g5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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