CVE-2016-10551
SQL Injection in waterline-sequel
waterline-sequel is a module that helps generate SQL statements for Waterline apps Any user input that goes into Waterline's like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith will end up in waterline-sequel with the potential for malicious code. A malicious user can input their own SQL statements in waterline-sequel 0.50 that will get executed and have full access to the database.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
waterline-sequel is a module that helps generate SQL statements for Waterline apps Any user input that goes into Waterline's like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith will end up in waterline-sequel with the potential for malicious code. A malicious user can input their own SQL statements in waterline-sequel 0.50 that will get executed and have full access to the database.
- Record
CVE-2016-10551- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
waterline-sequel is a module that helps generate SQL statements for Waterline apps Any user input that goes into Waterline's like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith will end up in waterline-sequel with the potential for malicious code. A malicious user can input their own SQL statements in waterline-sequel 0.50 that will get executed and have full access to the database.
- Record
CVE-2016-10551- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0274 No score
waterline-sequel is a module that helps generate SQL statements for Waterline apps Any user input that goes into Waterline's like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith will end up in waterline-sequel with the potential for malicious code. A malicious user can input their own SQL statements in waterline-sequel 0.50 that will get executed and have full access to the database.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0274- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgpp-wm2h-6hqx No score
SQL Injection in waterline-sequel
Affected versions of waterline-sequel are vulnerable to SQL injection in cases where user input is passed into the like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith methods.
Recommendation
Upgrade to at least version 0.5.1
- Record
GHSA-cgpp-wm2h-6hqx- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cgpp-wm2h-6hqx No score
SQL Injection in waterline-sequel
Affected versions of waterline-sequel are vulnerable to SQL injection in cases where user input is passed into the like, contains, startsWith, or endsWith methods.
Recommendation
Upgrade to at least version 0.5.1
- Record
GHSA-cgpp-wm2h-6hqx- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
waterline-sequelnpm |
before 0.5.1 | 0.5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10551 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Balderdash Waterline-sequel, published May 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in waterline-sequel 0.5.1.