GHSA-6jqm-3c9g-pch7 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.7) SQL Injection vulnerability in @cubejs-backend/api-gateway. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6jqm-3c9g-pch7 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
@cubejs-backend/api-gateway row level security bypass
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
All authenticated Cube clients could bypass row-level security and run arbitrary SQL via the newly introduced /v1/sql-runner endpoint.
Patches
The change has been reverted in 0.31.24
Workarounds
Upgrade to >=0.31.24 or downgrade to <=0.31.22
Post mortem
As part of implementing the Cube Cloud SQL runner functionality, we’ve added a new endpoint to the Cube Core so that we could add arbitrary queries directly to the queue, bypassing the modeling layer.
The endpoint was added in this commit: https://github.com/cube-js/cube.js/commit/f1e25bb50323c0b99f3891d349467e7b637baeea
It went through the code review; however, it slipped everyone’s attention that this endpoint completely bypasses any row-level security logic implemented in the modeling layer. Now anyone with a valid Cube JWT token could fetch any data, even if they were not allowed to do so by their security context.
The issue was noticed by the Core team on Dec 12 and immediately reverted.
The just-released 0.31.23 version of the Cube has been pulled out of all the registries, and a CVE was published on Github. Another change (https://github.com/cube-js/cube.js/commit/2c5db32f2ded074ebe5e83668eee8c024101240b) was also rolled back along with the SQL runner endpoint. It didn't pose a significant security threat, but it increased the attacker’s ability to enumerate cube schema, and it should be revisited.
The 0.31.24 was released to replace the revoked version with a change completely reverted. All customers are urged to upgrade to the newest Cube version.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @cubejs-backend/api-gateway | ≥ 0.31.23&&< 0.31.24 | 0.31.24 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @cubejs-backend/api-gateway. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update @cubejs-backend/api-gateway to 0.31.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6jqm-3c9g-pch7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6jqm-3c9g-pch7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-6jqm-3c9g-pch7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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