What is CVE-2023-46453?

CVE-2023-46453 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-46453?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-46453 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in N/a

CVE-2023-46453

Certain GL.iNet devices with 4.x firmware allow authentication bypass (resulting in administrative control of the device) via a username that is both a valid SQL statement and a valid regular expression. For example, this affects version 4…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.000 (7.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46453?: CVE-2023-46453 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-46453?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-46453 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.