CVE-2023-38844 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in PMB v.7.4.7 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the thesaurus parameter in export_skos.php.

Published: 2024-02-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sigb:pmb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00198.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nexacybersecurity.blogspot.com/2024/02/journey-finding-vulnerabilities-in-pmb-library-management-system.html

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00146}`	epss `{'score': 0.00198}`

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Sigb Sigb pmb
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:sigb:pmb::::::::
Vendors & Products		Sigb Sigb pmb

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-89
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

Sigb Pmb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-29T14:47:18.086Z

Reserved: 2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-38844

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:54:38.710Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-21T21:15:08.840

Modified: 2025-03-25T16:52:56.553

Link: CVE-2023-38844

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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