SQLite through 3.40.0, when relying on –safe for execution of an untrusted CLI script, does not properly implement the azProhibitedFunctions protection mechanism, and instead allows UDF functions such as WRITEFILE.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sqlite | Sqlite | 3.37.0 (including) | 3.40.1 (excluding) |
| Sqlite3 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Sqlite3 | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Sqlite3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33948588
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-03
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0005/
- https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/07beac8056151b2f
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/cefc032473ac5ad2
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33948588
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-03
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0005/
- https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/07beac8056151b2f
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/cefc032473ac5ad2