Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-40954

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 15 December 2023

Published
15 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0062 70.5th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-40954 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Gmarczynski Dynamic Progress Bar. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 29.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A SQL injection vulnerability in Grzegorz Marczynski Dynamic Progress Bar (aka web_progress) v. 11.0 through 11.0.2, v12.0 through v12.0.2, v.13.0 through v13.0.2, v.14.0 through v14.0.2.1, v.15.0 through v15.0.2, and v16.0 through v16.0.2.1 allows a remote attacker to gain privileges via…

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the recency parameter in models/web_progress.py component.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

gmarczynski
dynamic progress bar
11.0 — 11.0.2 · 12.0 — 12.0.2 · 13.0 — 13.0.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References