{"id":21524,"date":"2025-04-11T12:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:52:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-24T00:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:37:57","slug":"cve-2023-47460-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-knovos-discovery-v-22-67-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47460-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-knovos-discovery-v-22-67-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-47460: SQL Injection Vulnerability in Knovos Discovery v.22.67.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A high severity vulnerability has been identified in Knovos Discovery v.22.67.0, a widely used enterprise software solution. Designated as CVE-2023-47460, this security flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via an SQL injection attack. This type of vulnerability is particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-threats-to-energy-storage-systems-a-rising-concern-for-experts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25404\">concerning due to the potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, which can lead to significant organizational disruption, financial burden, and reputational damage.<br \/>\nThe vulnerability is relevant to all organizations utilizing the affected version of Knovos Discovery, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22611-critical-exploit-in-openerm-posing-severe-security-risks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26860\">criticality is underscored by a CVSS severity<\/a> score of 8.8. The potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22937-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24874\">remote code execution<\/a> places a significant amount of power in the hands of potential attackers, making immediate mitigation actions paramount.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-47460<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS score 8.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32021\">potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4021102545\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Knovos Discovery | v.22.67.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47992-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-exploit-in-freeimage-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25589\">exploit takes advantage of an SQL injection vulnerability<\/a> within the \/DiscoveryProcess\/Service\/Admin.svc\/getGridColumnStructure component of the Knovos Discovery software. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48263-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-dos-and-potential-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34392\">remote attacker<\/a> can send specially crafted SQL commands which the software inadvertently processes. This allows the attacker to manipulate the software&#8217;s database, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29411\">potentially leading<\/a> to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or even system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3680164111\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31874\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This is a hypothetical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-24869-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-fastest-cache-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29836\">SQL Injection<\/a> attack using a malicious payload in an HTTP request.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/DiscoveryProcess\/Service\/Admin.svc\/getGridColumnStructure HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;columnStructure&quot;: &quot;&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;columnStructure&#8221; parameter is manipulated to include a SQL statement that would force the server to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2328-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-for-contact-form-7-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29563\">drop or delete<\/a> the &#8220;users&#8221; table. This is a simple example and real-world attacks might involve more complex payloads aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31873\">data exfiltration or system compromise<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A high severity vulnerability has been identified in Knovos Discovery v.22.67.0, a widely used enterprise software solution. Designated as CVE-2023-47460, this security flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via an SQL injection attack. This type of vulnerability is particularly concerning due to the potential for system compromise or data leakage, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80,74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-21524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21524"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30170,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21524\/revisions\/30170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=21524"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=21524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}