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SCA: security update for sqlfluff (GHSA-jqhc-m2j3-fjrx)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416529
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- SQLFluff is a SQL linter. Prior to version 2.1.2, in environments where untrusted users have access to the
config files, there is a potential security vulnerability where those users could use the `library_path`
config value to allow arbitrary python code to be executed via macros. For many users who use SQLFluff in
the context of an environment where all users already have fairly escalated privileges, this may not be an
issue - however in larger user bases, or where SQLFluff is bundled into another tool where developers
still wish to give users access to supply their on rule configuration, this may be an issue. The 2.1.2
release offers the ability for the `library_path` argument to be overwritten on the command line by using
the `--library-path` option. This overrides any values provided in the config files and effectively
prevents this route of attack for users which have access to the config file, but not to the scripts which
call the SQLFluff CLI directly. A similar option is provided for the Python API, where users also have a
greater ability to further customise or override configuration as necessary. Unless `library_path` is
explicitly required, SQLFluff maintainers recommend using the option `--library-path none` when invoking
SQLFluff which will disable the `library-path` option entirely regardless of the options set in the
configuration file or via inline config directives. As a workaround, limiting access to - or otherwise
validating configuration files before they are ingested by SQLFluff will provides a similar effect and
does not require upgrade. (CVE-2023-36830)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 416529
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.58
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36830
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-36830
cwe: CWE-74