Vulnerability in Ghost Sqlite3

CVE-2022-21227

The package sqlite3 before 5.0.3 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) which will invoke the toString function of the passed parameter. If passed an invalid Function object it will throw and crash the V8 engine.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-21227: held from 0.021 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.022 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21227?
CVE-2022-21227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ghost Sqlite3. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-21227?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-21227 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.