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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2022-43441 json

sqlite vulnerable to code execution due to Object coercion

published 2023-03-13 3 y ago modified 2026-07-08 4 mo ago also GHSA-jqv5-7xpx-qj74 , EUVD-2023-1051

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Statement Bindings functionality of Ghost Foundation node-sqlite3 5.1.1. A specially-crafted Javascript file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • npm sqlite3 5.1.5
  • ghost sqlite3 5.1.5
  • node-sqlite3 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.1.5+ds1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43441

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1645 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm sqlite3
>=5.0.0, <5.1.5
5.1.5

Affected products

  • Ghost Foundation node-sqlite3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-915 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
  • CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

Sources

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