CVE-2023-40570

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    CVE-2023-40570

    Published: 25 Aug 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Datasette 1.0 alpha series leaks names of databases and tables to unauthenticated users

    Details: Datasette is an open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data. This bug affects Datasette instances running a Datasette 1.0 alpha - 1.0a0, 1.0a1, 1.0a2 or 1.0a3 - in an online accessible location but with authentication enabled using a plugin such as datasette-auth-passwords. The `/-/api` API explorer endpoint could reveal the names of both databases and tables - but not their contents - to an unauthenticated user. Datasette 1.0a4 has a fix for this issue. This will block access to the API explorer but will still allow access to the Datasette read or write JSON APIs, as those use different URL patterns within the Datasette `/database` hierarchy. This issue is patched in version 1.0a4.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40570.json, https://github.com/simonw/datasette/security/advisories/GHSA-7ch3-7pp7-7cpq, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40570, https://github.com/simonw/datasette/commit/01e0558825b8f7ec17d3b691aa072daf122fcc74

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 4a0bd960e9763623dae6a13c8af3810c4ce9fb0a
    Fixed -01e0558825b8f7ec17d3b691aa072daf122fcc74

    Affected versions

    1.0a3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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