CVE-2023-4309 (GCVE-0-2023-4309)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 17:27 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:52 Exclusively Hosted Service
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EPSS
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Summary
Election Services Co. (ESC) Internet Election Service is vulnerable to SQL injection in multiple pages and parameters. These vulnerabilities allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or modify data for any elections that share the same backend database. ESC deactivated older and unused elections and enabled web application firewall (WAF) protection for current and future elections on or around 2023-08-12.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Automatable: Yes
Exploitation: PoC
Technical Impact: Total
Value Density: Concentrated
cisa-cg
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-18 18:52 UTC
CWE
- CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Services Co. (ESC) | Internet Election Service |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2023-08-12
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-08-12 19:20
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