Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.3 allows SQL Injection.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.3 allows SQL Injection. The fixed versions are 3.18.6 and 3.21.3. The earliest affected version is 3.6.0. The issue is in the Mission Portal login page in the CFEngine hub.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00647 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:northern.tech:cfengine:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | before 3.18.6; 3.19.0 to before 3.21.3 | Vulnerable | Northern.tech |
- cpe:2.3:a:northern.tech:cfengine:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 3.18.6; 3.19.0 to before 3.21.3 Vulnerable ·Northern.tech
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45684
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x597-jj5q-hhg4
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Northern.tech Cfengine vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19925 Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise and Community before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows Command injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2023-11696 Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.1 allows a subset of authenticated users to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-19924 Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 has Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-14880 CFEngine Enterprise 3.15.0 through 3.15.4 has Missing SSL Certificate Validation. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-13997 Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.10.7, 3.11.x and 3.12.x before 3.12.3, 3.13.x… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-19923 Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 allows XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-45684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x597-jj5q-hhg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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