CVE-2022-21227

Denial of Service (DoS)

7.5 HighFix available

The package sqlite3 before 5.0.3 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) which will invoke the toString function of the passed parameter. If passed an invalid Function object it will throw and crash the V8 engine.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Up 1.3 points since May 2, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Denial of Service (DoS)

Record: CVE-2022-21227
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1694 7.5

Record: EUVD-2022-1694
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qrh-qjmc-5w2p 7.5

Denial-of-Service when binding invalid parameters in sqlite3

Affected versions of sqlite3 will experience a fatal error when supplying a specific object in the parameter array. This error causes the application to crash and could not be caught. Users of sqlite3 v5.0.0, v5.0.1 and v5.0.2 are affected by this. This issue is fixed in v5.0.3. All users are recommended to upgrade to v5.0.3 or later. Ensure there is sufficient sanitization in the parent application to protect against invalid values being supplied to binding parameters as a workaround.

Record: GHSA-9qrh-qjmc-5w2p
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-248
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-21227
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Denial of Service (DoS)

Record: CVE-2022-21227
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-21227 7.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21227
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVGHSA-9qrh-qjmc-5w2p 7.5

Denial-of-Service when binding invalid parameters in sqlite3

Record: GHSA-9qrh-qjmc-5w2p
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-248
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-21227 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21227
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sqlite3` npm	5.0.0 up to 5.0.3	5.0.3
`node-sqlite3` Debian:12	before 5.0.6+ds1-1	5.0.6+ds1-1
`node-sqlite3` Debian:13	before 5.0.6+ds1-1	5.0.6+ds1-1
`node-sqlite3` Debian:14	before 5.0.6+ds1-1	5.0.6+ds1-1
`node-sqlite3` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.0+ds1-1	None known
`node-sqlite3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.8+ds1-2build13.1.8+ds1-2build2	None known
`node-sqlite3` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.6+ds1-24.1.0+ds1-14.1.1+ds1-14.1.1+ds1-1build1	None known
`node-sqlite3` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.0+ds1-15.0.2+ds1-3	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-21227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ghost Sqlite3, published April 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in sqlite3 5.0.3.

References

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