SQL Injection via GeoJSON in sequelize
Affected versions of sequelize are vulnerable to SQL Injection in Models that have fields with the GEOMETRY DataType. This vulnerability occurs because single quotes in document values are not escaped for GeoJSON documents using ST_GeomFromGeoJSON, and MySQL GeoJSON documents using GeomFromText.
Recommendation
Update to version 3.23.6 or later.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | sequelize | >= 3.4.0, < 3.23.6 | 3.23.6 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000225
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/issues/6194
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/6302
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/6306
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/commit/14e3deaf3ad27f12900e5275db1d448844c9de3e
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/commit/18ac91040d9c57351d26ba998f460e214255b704
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/commit/562d52585902090f4e53eb21c61314098c29d795
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/commit/f93af43a1d86400487f5e3d9762f1a4b7cf6b1e1
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:sequelize:20160718
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89- Platform
- npm
- Package
sequelize- Disclosed
- 01.09.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5v9h-q3gj-c32x - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: sequelize
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 18
- First → latest
- 10.2017 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 7
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 9
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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