Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-46908 |
CWE-ID | CWE-254 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SQLite Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | SQLite |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU70528
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46908
CWE-ID:
CWE-254 - Security Features
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of the azProhibitedFunctions protection mechanism, which allows UDF functions such as WRITEFILE when relying on --safe for execution of an untrusted CLI script. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
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Vulnerable software versionsSQLite: 3.0.0 - 3.40.0
External linkshttp://sqlite.org/src/info/cefc032473ac5ad2
http://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/07beac8056151b2f
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33948588
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.