CVE-2022-46908

Summary

CVE	CVE-2022-46908
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2022-12-12 06:15:10 UTC
Updated	2026-10-14 19:16:55 UTC
Description	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.

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS: 0.004440000 probability, percentile 0.370180000 (date 2026-10-14)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.3	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	7.3	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	7.3	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Sqlite	Sqlite	All	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html	0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e	cert-portal.siemens.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-556635.html	0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e	cert-portal.siemens.com
Just a few days ago I found a serious security issue in SQLite: https://sqlite.o... \| Hacker News	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	news.ycombinator.com	Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2022-46908 SQLite Vulnerability in NetApp Products \| NetApp Product Security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.netapp.com	Third Party Advisory
SQLite: Check-in [cefc0324]	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	sqlite.org	Patch, Vendor Advisory
SQLite: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202311-03) — Gentoo security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org
SQLite Forum: Why does --safe not prevent writefile() and readfile()?	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	sqlite.org	Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

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