Template injection in connection test endpoint leads to RCE in sqlpad/sqlpad

published 2022-03-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15960

cvss: 9.1; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.5%; EPSS 8.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 0; none known

Template injection in connection test endpoint leads to RCE in GitHub repository sqlpad/sqlpad prior to 6.10.1.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

sqlpad sqlpad/sqlpad 6.10.1

github.com/sqlpad/sqlpad@3f92be3 commit

Exploit prediction

8.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

huntr.dev https://huntr.dev/bounties/46630727-d923-4444-a421-537ecd63e7fb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	9.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

sqlpad sqlpad/sqlpad

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

github.com /sqlpad/sqlpad/commit/3f92be386c6cd3e5eba75d85f0700d3ef54daf73
patch, third-party-advisory
huntr.dev /bounties/46630727-d923-4444-a421-537ecd63e7fb
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-0944
NVD CVE-2022-0944

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Summary