CVE-2023-43640

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    CVE-2023-43640

    Published: 22 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: TaxonWorks SQL injection vulnerability

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/43xxx/CVE-2023-43640.json, https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43640, https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -f7afd08dcb2493564e4d19dc3fa61d1b5f790b49

    Affected versions

    v0.33.1
    v0.33.0

    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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