{"id":"CVE-2023-22578","aliases":["GHSA-f598-mfpv-gmfx"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22578","summary":"Sequalize - Default support for “raw attributes” when using parentheses","details":"### Impact\n\nSequelize 6.28.2 and prior has a dangerous feature where using parentheses in the attribute option would make Sequelize use the string as-is in the SQL\n\n```ts\nUser.findAll({\n  attributes: [\n    ['count(id)', 'count']\n  ]\n});\n```\n\nProduced\n\n```sql\nSELECT count(id) AS \"count\" FROM \"users\"\n```\n\n### Patches\n\nThis feature was deprecated in Sequelize 5, and using it prints a deprecation warning.\n\nThis issue has been patched in [`@sequelize/core@7.0.0.alpha-20`](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15374) and [`sequelize@6.29.0`](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15710). \n\nIn Sequelize 7, it now produces the following:\n\n```sql\nSELECT \"count(id)\" AS \"count\" FROM \"users\"\n```\n\nIn Sequelize 6, it throws an error explaining that we had to introduce a breaking change, and requires the user to explicitly opt-in to either the Sequelize 7 behavior (always escape) or the Sequelize 5 behavior (inline attributes that include `()` without escaping). See https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15710 for more information.\n\n### Mitigations\n\nDo not use user-provided content to build your list or attributes. If you do, make sure that attribute in question actually exists on your model by checking that it exists in the `rawAttributes` property of your model first.\n\n---\n\nA discussion thread about this issue is open at https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/discussions/15694\nCVE: CVE-2023-22578","published":"2023-02-16T14:11:36.631Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:24.040943037Z","cvss":{"score":10,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"@sequelize/core","fixedVersion":"7.0.0-alpha.20"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"sequelize","fixedVersion":"6.29.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15710","label":"sequelize/sequelize#15710"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00020/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2023-22578"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22578.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22578"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/security/advisories/GHSA-f598-mfpv-gmfx"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15710"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00020"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/discussions/15694"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/releases/tag/v6.29.0"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/releases/tag/v7.0.0-alpha.20"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:24.040943037Z"}}