Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-42283

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 07 November 2023

Published
07 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
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 0.1068 93.5th percentile
Risk Priority 26 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-42283 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Tyk Tyk. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 6.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2023-42283 is a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the api_id parameter of Tyk Gateway version 5.0.3, classified under CWE-89 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8. The flaw resides in the API gateway component and permits an attacker to submit a crafted query that interacts with the backend database without authentication.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network to extract or dump database contents, achieving full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact as reflected in the vector string AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1068 with no material increase since disclosure.

Public references consist of proof-of-concept material hosted on GitHub, but no vendor advisory or patch guidance is supplied in the available data.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Blind SQL injection in api_id parameter in Tyk Gateway version 5.0.3 allows attacker to access and dump the database via a crafted SQL query.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

tyk
tyk
5.0.3

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.

addresses: CWE-89

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

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References