# CVE-2023-42284: Gateway - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-42284 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-42284

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Tyk Gateway
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

Blind SQL injection in api_version parameter in Tyk Gateway version 5.0.3 allows attacker to access and dump the database via a crafted SQL query.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-42284](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42284) is a critical blind SQL injection vulnerability in the api_version parameter of Tyk Gateway version 5.0.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute crafted SQL queries, potentially granting them unauthorized access to sensitive database contents and enabling full data exfiltration.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of June 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2023-42284 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit the Tyk Gateway by sending crafted requests to endpoints like `/api/errors/count/...` with malicious SQL code injected into the `api_version` URL parameter, enabling blind SQL injection and unauthorized database access.

## Timeline

- 2023-11-07: CVE Published. CVE-2023-42284 is published to NVD.
- 2026-06-15: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-42284 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.

## References

- https://github.com/andreysanyuk/CVE-2023-42284

## Live exploitation data

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