# CVE-2018-14623: katello SQL Injection vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-14623-katello-sql-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-14623 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

katello SQL Injection vulnerability

Technologies: [katello (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rubygems-katello). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-14623 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-14623 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-14623?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-14623?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-14623?** Check whether you run katello (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- katello (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.10

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-14623
- GHSA-jx5v-788g-qw58

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