SQLpage vulnerable to public exposure of database credentials
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lovasoa | SQLpage | before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | sqlpage (crates.io) | before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5 |
- SQLpage Vendorlovasoa Affected before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available CNA
- sqlpage (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SQLpage (lovasoa) Fixed in 0.11.1
- Fix · GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5 sqlpage (crates.io) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42454
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-42454 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-42454 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v5wf-jg37-r9m5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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