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CVE-2023-43640: TaxonWorks SQL injection vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

TaxonWorks is a web-based workbench designed for taxonomists and biodiversity scientists. Prior to version 0.34.0, a SQL injection vulnerability was found in TaxonWorks that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary data from the TaxonWorks database (including the users table). This issue may lead to information disclosure. Version 0.34.0 contains a fix for the issue.

Affected products

• SpeciesFileGroup taxonworks: before 0.34.0 — fixed in 0.34.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SpeciesFileGroup taxonworks 0.34.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae
• https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c
• https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae
• https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c

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