CVE-2016-10554
SQL Injection in sequelize
CVE-2016-10554 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 1.88%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in sequelize 1.7.0.
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. Before version 1.7.0-alpha3, sequelize defaulted SQLite to use MySQL backslash escaping, even though SQLite uses Postgres escaping.
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. Before version 1.7.0-alpha3, sequelize defaulted SQLite to use MySQL backslash escaping, even though SQLite uses Postgres escaping.
- Record
CVE-2016-10554- 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. Before version 1.7.0-alpha3, sequelize defaulted SQLite to use MySQL backslash escaping, even though SQLite uses Postgres escaping.
- Record
CVE-2016-10554- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0359 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. Before version 1.7.0-alpha3, sequelize defaulted SQLite to use MySQL backslash escaping, even though SQLite uses Postgres escaping.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0359- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2jc-pwfj-h9p3 No score
SQL Injection in sequelize
Affected versions of sequelize use MySQL's backslash-based escape syntax when connecting to SQLite, despite the fact that SQLite uses PostgreSQL's escape syntax, which can result in a SQL Injection vulnerability.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.7.0-alpha3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-x2jc-pwfj-h9p3- 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. Before version 1.7.0-alpha3, sequelize defaulted SQLite to use MySQL backslash escaping, even though SQLite uses Postgres escaping.
- Record
CVE-2016-10554- 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-x2jc-pwfj-h9p3 No score
SQL Injection in sequelize
Affected versions of sequelize use MySQL's backslash-based escape syntax when connecting to SQLite, despite the fact that SQLite uses PostgreSQL's escape syntax, which can result in a SQL Injection vulnerability.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.7.0-alpha3 or later.
- Record
GHSA-x2jc-pwfj-h9p3- 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 |