Critical

Failure to sanitize quotes which can lead to sql injection in squel

  • Disclosed: 14.06.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of squel are vulnerable to sql injection.

The squel package does not properly escape user provided input when provided using the setFields method. This could lead to sql injection if the query was then executed.

Proof of concept demonstrating the injection of a single quote into a generated sql statement from user provided input.

> console.log(squel.insert().into('buh').setFields({foo: "bar'baz"}).toString());
INSERT INTO buh (foo) VALUES ('bar'baz')

Recommendation

There is no fix at this time and the issue has been reported publicly. Consider using another query builder that provides strong guarantees for input sanitization to prevent sql injection attacks.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package squel <= 5.13.0 no fix

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74, CWE-89
Platform
npm
Package
squel
Disclosed
14.06.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4qhx-g9wp-g9m6 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: squel

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

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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