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HIGH

CVE-2023-22794

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-20

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • activerecordRubyGemsfrom 7.0.0 · fixed in 7.0.4.1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-22794 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    rubygem-activerecord: SQL Injection

  • RHSA-2023:6818 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.14 security and bug fix update

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Description

A vulnerability in ActiveRecord <6.0.6.1, v6.1.7.1 and v7.0.4.1 related to the sanitization of comments. If malicious user input is passed to either the `annotate` query method, the `optimizer_hints` query method, or through the QueryLogs interface which automatically adds annotations, it may be sent to the database withinsufficient sanitization and be able to inject SQL outside of the comment.

Technical details

Published
2023-02-09

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22794?

A vulnerability in ActiveRecord <6.0.6.1, v6.1.7.1 and v7.0.4.1 related to the sanitization of comments. If malicious user input is passed to either the `annotate` query method, the `optimizer_hints` query method, or through the QueryLogs interface which automatically adds annotations, it may be sent to the database withinsufficient sanitization and be able to inject SQL outside of the comment.

Is CVE-2023-22794 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-22794 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.2% on 2026-10-20, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-22794?

CVE-2023-22794 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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