Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-48049

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 0.0117 79.0th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-48049 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Cybrosys Website Blog Search. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 21.0% 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 Cybrosys Techno Solutions Website Blog Search (aka website_search_blog) v. 13.0 through 13.0.1.0.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and to gain privileges via the name parameter in controllers/main.py component.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

SQL injection in public-facing web blog search allows remote arbitrary code execution (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application) and privilege escalation (T1068: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation).

Affected Assets

cybrosys
website blog search
13.0 — 13.0.1.0.1

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