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TI-2023-30639 Aliases CVE-2023-54366GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3

SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

SurrealDB before 1.0.1 sets default table permissions to FULL instead of NONE, allowing SELECT, CREATE, UPDATE, and DELETE operations on tables without explicit permissions. Attackers with database access or unauthenticated users on publicly exposed instances can perform unrestricted operations on unprotected tables within their authorization scope.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00462 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed surrealdb (surrealdb): 1.0.1surrealdb (crates.io): 1.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
surrealdbsurrealdbbefore 1.0.11.0.1Patch availableCNA
—surrealdb (crates.io)before 1.0.11.0.1Patch availableGHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3
  • surrealdb Vendorsurrealdb Affected before 1.0.1 Fixed in 1.0.1 Patch available CNA
  • surrealdb (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.1 Fixed in 1.0.1 Patch available GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:surrealdb:surrealdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.1Vulnerablesurrealdb
  • cpe:2.3:a:surrealdb:surrealdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·surrealdb

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA surrealdb (surrealdb) Fixed in 1.0.1
  • Fix · GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3 surrealdb (crates.io) Fixed in 1.0.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54366
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3

References

  • TI-2026-45344 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Session Hijacking via /rpc sessions CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-38452 SurrealDB before 1.1.0 Denial of Service via HTTP Headers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-45347 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via JSON Parser CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-45334 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Denial of Service via malformed RPC use CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-43508 SurrealDB before 2.2.2 SurrealQL Injection via export CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-45343 SurrealDB before 3.1.0 Privilege Escalation via RPC Session Race Condition CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
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