What is CVE-2022-43441?

CVE-2022-43441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ghost Sqlite3, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-43441?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ghost Sqlite3

CVE-2022-43441

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.

Vulnerability class: Mass Assignment

Published 2023-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ghost Sqlite3
Ghost Foundation Node-Sqlite3 — versions 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1645 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3/security/advisories/GHSA-jqv5-7xpx-qj74 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43441?: CVE-2022-43441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ghost Sqlite3, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-43441?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.