Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-42284

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 0.0993 93.2th percentile
Risk Priority 26 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-42284 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 6.8% 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-2023-42284 is a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the api_version parameter of Tyk Gateway version 5.0.3. The flaw, tracked under CWE-89, carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and permits an unauthenticated remote attacker to submit a crafted query that interacts with the backend database.

An attacker with network access can exploit the injection to extract or dump database contents without requiring credentials or user interaction. The published EPSS score remains flat at 0.0993 with no material rise after disclosure.

Public references consist of GitHub repositories that document the issue but contain no vendor advisory or patch guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Blind SQL injection in api_version 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