CVE-2023-26033Network attack vector

Database corruption via SQL-interpolated cookie atoms

Published Feb 24, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025

SQL injection in Gentoo Linux Soko before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to alter or delete package data through a crafted cookie. The Recently Visited Packages view Base64-decodes the search_history cookie and interpolates its comma-separated atoms directly into SQL. The view must be selected in user preferences; the database contains only public data, so the reported impact is confined to integrity rather than confidentiality.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Gentoo Linux Soko before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to alter or delete package data through a crafted cookie. The Recently Visited Packages view Base64-decodes the search_history cookie and interpolates its comma-separated atoms directly into SQL. The view must be selected in user preferences; the database contains only public data, so the reported impact is confined to integrity rather than confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-26033
Published
Feb 24, 2023
Updated
Mar 10, 2025
Vendor
Gentoo Linux
Product
Soko
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Gentoo Linux · Sokoversion=< 1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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