SB2023022440 - Improper Filtering of Special Elements in Sequelize
Published: February 24, 2023 Updated: April 27, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023022440
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Filtering of Special Elements (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22578)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper filtering of special elements in the attributes option when processing attribute names containing parentheses. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted attribute value to execute arbitrary SQL.
The issue occurs because attribute strings containing parentheses are used as-is in generated SQL by default.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.