CVE-2026-53557 PUBLISHED

SQLBot: Second-Order SQL Injection via Excel Datasource Leading to Remote Command Execution

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

SQLBot is an intelligent Text-to-SQL system based on large language models and RAG. Prior to 1.9.0, an authenticated user can supply a crafted sheet["tableName"] value in the Excel datasource configuration submitted through POST /api/v1/datasource/, and SQLBot stores that value without safe identifier handling. When the same datasource is later removed through DELETE /api/v1/datasource/{id}, the stored value is interpolated into datasource cleanup SQL and executed by PostgreSQL. This second-order SQL injection can invoke PostgreSQL COPY TO PROGRAM and execute arbitrary operating-system commands with the privileges of the postgres process inside the SQLBot container. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.7

Product Status

Vendor dataease
Product SQLBot
Versions
  • Version < 1.9.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE