SQL Injection in Speciesfilegroup Taxonworks

CVE-2023-43640

TaxonWorks is a web-based workbench designed for taxonomists and biodiversity scientists. Prior to version 0.34.0, a SQL injection vulnerability was found in TaxonWorks that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary data from the TaxonWorks database (including the users table). This issue may lead to information disclosure. Version 0.34.0 contains a fix for the issue.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.9% 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-2023-43640: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43640?
CVE-2023-43640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Speciesfilegroup Taxonworks, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-43640?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.