HighGHSA-4jv9-3563-23j3CVE-2016-20018

Knex.js has a limited SQL injection vulnerability

Published 19 Dec 2022 · Updated 8 Nov 2023

Affected package

Affected: <2.4.0
Fixed in: 2.4.0

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install knex@2.4.0

Details

Knex Knex.js through 2.3.0 has a limited SQL injection vulnerability that can be exploited to ignore the WHERE clause of a SQL query. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.4.0.

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20018
Linkgithub.com/knex/knex/issues/1227
Linkgithub.com/knex/knex/pull/5417
Linkgithub.com/knex/knex/commit/e145322da92749be7749f9ade5b5f5a66d6586a4
Packagegithub.com/knex/knex
Linkgithub.com/knex/knex/releases/tag/2.4.0
Linkwww.ghostccamm.com/blog/knex_sqli

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