Feathers - SQL injection via attribute aliases

published 2022-10-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qpv8-4pjq-qqh7 , EUVD-2022-7154

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

Due to improper input validation in the Feathers js library, it is possible to perform a SQL injection attack on the back-end database, in case the feathers-sequelize package is used.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm feathers-sequelize 6.3.4
Feather js Feathers-Sequalize 6.3.4

github.com/feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-sequelize@0f2d85f commit

Exploit prediction

0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	feathers-sequelize	>=6.0.0, <6.3.4	6.3.4

Affected products

Feather js Feathers-Sequalize

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-sequelize/commit/0f2d85f0b2d556f2b6c70423dcebdbd29d95e3dc
web
csirt.divd.nl /DIVD-2022-00020
third-party-advisory, web
csirt.divd.nl /CVE-2022-2422
third-party-advisory, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2422
advisory
csirt.divd.nl /cases/DIVD-2022-00020
web
csirt.divd.nl /cves/CVE-2022-2422
web
github.com /feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-sequelize
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-2422
GitHub Advisory GHSA-qpv8-4pjq-qqh7
NVD CVE-2022-2422

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary