@budibase/server: Command Injection in PostgreSQL Dump Command
**Location**: `packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts:529-531` #### Description The PostgreSQL integration constructs shell commands using user-controlled configuration values (database name, host, password, etc.) without proper sanitization. The password and other connection parameters are directly interpolated into a shell command. #### Code Reference ```529:531:packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts const dumpCommand = `PGPASSWORD="${ this.config.password }" pg_dump --schema-only "${dumpCommandParts.join(" ")}"` ``` #### Attack Vector An attacker who can control database configuration values (e.g., through compromised credentials or configuration injection) can inject shell commands. For example: - Password: `password"; malicious-command; echo "` - Database name: `db"; rm -rf /; echo "` #### Impact - Remote code execution - System compromise - Data exfiltration #### Recommendation 1. Use environment variables for sensitive values instead of command-line arguments 2. Validate and sanitize all configuration values 3. Use proper escaping for shell arguments 4. Consider using a PostgreSQL library's native dump functionality instead of shell commands #### Example Fix ```typescript import { execFile } from "child_process" import { promisify } from "util" const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile) // Use execFile with proper argument handling const env = { ...process.env, PGPASSWORD: this.config.password } const args = [ "--schema-only", "--host", this.config.host, "--port", this.config.port.toString(), "--username", this.config.user, "--dbname", this.config.database ] try { const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("pg_dump", args, { env }) return stdout } catch (error) { // Handle error } ```
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-25041US | high7.2 | — | ||
Budibase is a low code platform for creating internal tools, workflows, and admin panels. In 3.23.22 and earlier, the PostgreSQL integration constructs shell commands using user-co… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibasePACKAGE
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/blob/f34d545602a7c94427bae63312a5ee9bf2aa6c85/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts#L529-L531WEB
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/commit/9fdbff32fb9e69650ba899a799e13f80d9b09e93WEB
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4cWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25041ADVISORY
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