WhoDB Critical Vulnerability - 20250211001¶
Overview¶
A critical vulnerability has been noted in WhoDB due to a lack of path traversal prevention when opening SQLite3 databases. While WhoDB is designed to only display SQLite3 databases within a specific directory, an attacker can exploit this flaw to open any SQLite3 database on the host machine.
What is vulnerable?¶
| Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhoDB on Sqlite3 | 0.45.0 and prior | CVE-2025-24786 | 10.0 | Critical |
What has been observed?¶
There is no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of 48 hours... (refer Patch Management):