SurrealDB before 1.0.1 Insecure Default Table Permissions
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| surrealdb | surrealdb | before 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | surrealdb (crates.io) | before 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-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
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3
References
More Surrealdb vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-54366 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5fr-7hhj-34j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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