CVE-2016-10553
Potential SQL Injection in sequelize
CVE-2016-10553 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sequelizejs Sequelize, published May 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in sequelize 3.0.0.
sequelize is an Object-relational mapping, or a middleman to convert things from Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server into usable data for NodeJS. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
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
sequelize is an Object-relational mapping, or a middleman to convert things from Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server into usable data for NodeJS. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
- Record
CVE-2016-10553- 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
sequelize is an Object-relational mapping, or a middleman to convert things from Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server into usable data for NodeJS. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
- Record
CVE-2016-10553- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0204 No score
sequelize is an Object-relational mapping, or a middleman to convert things from Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server into usable data for NodeJS. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0204- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v7q-2xqx-f4q5 No score
Potential SQL Injection in sequelize
Affected versions of sequelize are vulnerable to SQL Injection when user input is passed into findOne or into a statement such as where: "user input".
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.0 or later.
Version 3.0.0 will introduce a number of breaking changes. Thankfully, the project authors have provided a 2.x -> 3.x upgrade guide to ease this transition.
If upgrading is not an option, it is also possible to mitigate this by ensuring that all uses of where: "input" and findOne("input") are properly sanitized, such as by the use of a wrapper function.
- Record
GHSA-2v7q-2xqx-f4q5- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
sequelize is an Object-relational mapping, or a middleman to convert things from Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server into usable data for NodeJS. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
- Record
CVE-2016-10553- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2v7q-2xqx-f4q5 No score
Potential SQL Injection in sequelize
Affected versions of sequelize are vulnerable to SQL Injection when user input is passed into findOne or into a statement such as where: "user input".
Recommendation
Update to version 3.0.0 or later.
Version 3.0.0 will introduce a number of breaking changes. Thankfully, the project authors have provided a 2.x -> 3.x upgrade guide to ease this transition.
If upgrading is not an option, it is also possible to mitigate this by ensuring that all uses of where: "input" and findOne("input") are properly sanitized, such as by the use of a wrapper function.
- Record
GHSA-2v7q-2xqx-f4q5- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |