High

PraisonAI: SQL Injection via unvalidated `table_prefix` in 9 conversation store backends (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-40315)

  • Disclosed: 17.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:17

The fix for CVE-2026-40315 added input validation to SQLiteConversationStore only. Nine sibling backends — MySQL, PostgreSQL, async SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL, Turso, SingleStore, Supabase, SurrealDB — pass table_prefix straight into f-string SQL. Same root cause, same code pattern, same exploitation. 52 unvalidated injection points across the codebase.

postgres.py additionally accepts an unvalidated schema parameter used directly in DDL.

Severity

High — CWE-89 (SQL Injection)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N — 8.1

Exploitable in any deployment where table_prefix is derived from external input (multi-tenant setups, API-driven configuration, user-modifiable config files). Default config ("praison_") is not affected.

Details

The CVE-2026-40315 fix added this guard to sqlite.py:52:

python
# sqlite.py — PATCHED
import re
if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$', table_prefix):
    raise ValueError("table_prefix must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores")

The following backends perform the identical table_prefix → f-string SQL pattern without this guard:

Backend File Line Injection points
MySQL persistence/conversation/mysql.py 65 5
PostgreSQL persistence/conversation/postgres.py 89 (+schema:88) 10
Async SQLite persistence/conversation/async_sqlite.py 43 13
Async MySQL persistence/conversation/async_mysql.py 65 13
Async PostgreSQL persistence/conversation/async_postgres.py 63 13
Turso/LibSQL persistence/conversation/turso.py 66 9
SingleStore persistence/conversation/singlestore.py 51 7
Supabase persistence/conversation/supabase.py 68 9
SurrealDB persistence/conversation/surrealdb.py 57 8
Total 9 backends 52 injection points

Additionally, praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/storage/backends.py:179 (SQLiteBackend) accepts table_name without validation.

PoC

python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Demonstrates: sqlite.py rejects malicious table_prefix, mysql.py accepts it.
Run: python3 poc.py  (no dependencies required)
"""
import re

payload = "x'; DROP TABLE users; --"

# ── SQLite (patched) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
try:
    if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$', payload):
        raise ValueError("blocked")
    print(f"[SQLite] FAIL — accepted: {payload}")
except ValueError:
    print(f"[SQLite] OK — rejected malicious table_prefix")

# ── MySQL (unpatched) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
sessions_table = f"{payload}sessions"
sql = f"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {sessions_table} (session_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY)"
print(f"[MySQL]  VULN — generated SQL:\n  {sql}")

# ── PostgreSQL (unpatched — both table_prefix AND schema) ──────────
schema = "public; DROP SCHEMA data CASCADE; --"
sessions_table = f"{schema}.praison_sessions"
sql = f"CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS {schema}"
print(f"[Postgres] VULN — schema injection:\n  {sql}")

Output:

[SQLite] OK — rejected malicious table_prefix
[MySQL]  VULN — generated SQL:
  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS x'; DROP TABLE users; --sessions (session_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY)
[Postgres] VULN — schema injection:
  CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS public; DROP SCHEMA data CASCADE; --

Vulnerable code (mysql.py, representative)

python
# mysql.py:65-67 — NO validation
self.table_prefix = table_prefix                    # ← raw input
self.sessions_table = f"{table_prefix}sessions"     # ← into identifier
self.messages_table = f"{table_prefix}messages"

# mysql.py:105 — straight into DDL
cur.execute(f"""
    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {self.sessions_table} (
        session_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, ...
    )
""")

Compare with the patched sqlite.py:52:

python
# sqlite.py:52-53 — HAS validation
if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$', table_prefix):
    raise ValueError("table_prefix must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores")

Impact

When table_prefix originates from untrusted input — multi-tenant tenant names, API request parameters, user-editable config — an attacker achieves arbitrary SQL execution against the backing database. The injected SQL runs in the context of DDL and DML operations (CREATE TABLE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE), giving the attacker read/write/delete access to the entire database.

PostgreSQL's schema parameter adds a second injection vector in DDL (CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS {schema}).

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) praisonai < 4.5.149 4.5.149
Python (PyPI) praisonaiagents < 1.6.8 1.6.8

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
praisonai, praisonaiagents
Disclosed
17.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 14:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2923 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rg3h-x3jw-7jm5 - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2952 - PyPA Advisory Database; 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: SQL Injection via unvalidated `table_prefix` in 9 conversation store backends (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-40315) this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2026-41496 < 4.5.149 4.5.149
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-61439 < 4.6.78 4.6.78
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