CVE-2023-22900

Thinking Software Technology Co., Ltd. Efence - SQL Injection

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Published Jan 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Efence login function has insufficient validation for user input. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary SQL commands to access, modify or delete database.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Thinking Software Technology Co., Ltd.

Efence

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.2.58 DB.ver 28`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thinkingsoftware:efence:1.2.58:db28:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Efence version to 1.2.58 DB.ver 29 (Aug. 2022)

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27002	Efence login function has insufficient validation for user input. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary SQL commands to access, modify or delete database.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.054% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6885-d679e-1.html

History

Mar 27, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Thinkingsoftware Efence

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 2:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: twcert
Published: Jan 31, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 2:38 PM
Reserved: Jan 10, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 31, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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