CVE-2023-25839

Arbitrary SQL execution via crafted workbook import

Published Jul 19, 2023 · Updated Oct 25, 2024

SQL injection in Esri ArcGIS Insights Desktop 2022.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL against its back-end database. The workbook-package import path incorporates crafted package data into database queries without adequate neutralization, causing attacker-supplied SQL to execute. Exploitation requires an authorized local account and a complex, deliberately crafted workbook package.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Esri ArcGIS Insights Desktop 2022.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL against its back-end database. The workbook-package import path incorporates crafted package data into database queries without adequate neutralization, causing attacker-supplied SQL to execute. Exploitation requires an authorized local account and a complex, deliberately crafted workbook package.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25839
Published
Jul 19, 2023
Updated
Oct 25, 2024
Vendor
Esri
Product
ArcGIS Insights
Classifications
CWE-89, CAPEC-66
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2022.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Esri · ArcGIS Insightsversion=2022.1

Published CVSS scores

6.7Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RL:O
7.0Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC-66SQL Injection

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