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All users are recommended to upgrade to v5.1.5 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\n\n* Ensure there is sufficient sanitization in the parent application to protect against invalid values being supplied to binding parameters.\n\n### References\n\n* Commit: https://github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3/commit/edb1934dd222ae55632e120d8f64552d5191c781\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)\n\nCredits: Dave McDaniel of Cisco Talos","status":"published","published":"2023-03-13T20:00:52Z","modified":"2023-03-22T21:40:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-913","CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:48.041653Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-43441","description":"A code execution vulnerability exists in the Statement Bindings functionality of Ghost Foundation node-sqlite3 5.1.1. 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