CVE-2026-107384: Mariadb SQL Injection Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-v6pj-gxxw-phfw
CVSS 8.1
CWE-89
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-107384 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.1) sql injection vulnerability (CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) affecting Mariadb libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves sql injection through object keys in set expansion (permitsetmultiparamentries). Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.7, 3.5.4.

CVE-2026-107384 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-107384
GHSA Identifier GHSA-v6pj-gxxw-phfw
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 8.1
CWE Classification CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Product Mariadb
Package Ecosystem npm
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 8.1

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity High (AC:H)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-107384

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Mariadb dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

mariadb fixed: 3.2.5
npm install mariadb@3.2.5
mariadb fixed: 3.3.4
npm install mariadb@3.3.4
mariadb fixed: 3.4.7
npm install mariadb@3.4.7
mariadb fixed: 3.5.4
npm install mariadb@3.5.4
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

npm ls mariadb

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by CVE-2026-107384, inspect your project dependencies using npm:

npm ls mariadb

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Mariadb in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.2.5), your application is affected.

Note: The npm ls mariadb command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'), where the product constructs all or part of an sql command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended sql command when it is sent to a downstream component. without sufficient removal or quoting of sql syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated sql query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as sql instead of ordinary user data. In Mariadb, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Description With the non-default permitSetMultiParamEntries option enabled, an object passed as a query parameter is expanded into a SET clause, each key becoming a column name. The three code paths implementing that expansion built the backtick-quoted identifier by hand and wrote the key out unescaped, while only the value was escaped. A key containing a backtick therefore closed the identifier, and the remainder of the key was parsed as SQL. The connector's own identifier escaper (escapeId, which correctly doubles backticks) existed but was not called from any of the three sites. This is an incomplete fix of GitHub issue #252, which corrected escapeId itself in 2023 but left these hand-built call sites unchanged. ### Impact An application that enables permitSetMultiParamEntries and passes an object with attacker-influenced keys into a statement such as conn.query('UPDATE users SET ? WHERE id = ?', [body, id]) allows the caller to write columns the application never intended to expose — a role, balance or password column — and to append arbitrary SQL to the statement, since the injected text is not confined to an assignment. Exposure requires the option to be enabled: it is off by default, and with it off the object is serialised and escaped as a single string literal, so the key never reaches the SQL grammar. Passing a request body into this API is, however, the ordinary reason to enable the option. An application that enables it is asking for keys to become column names, not for keys to become arbitrary SQL. ### Resolution All three expansion sites now route the key through the identifier escaper, doubling backticks before writing the column name. The feature is unchanged for legitimate keys, including reserved words. ### Workarounds Disable permitSetMultiParamEntries (the default), or validate object keys against an allow-list of column names before passing them to query(), until upgraded. ### Credit Reported by fg0x0.

CVE-2026-107384 Affected Mariadb Versions

4 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
3.2.53.3.43.4.73.5.4
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
mariadb
npm
≥ 3.2.0
< 3.2.5
3.2.5
mariadb
npm
≥ 3.3.0
< 3.3.4
3.3.4
mariadb
npm
≥ 3.4.0
< 3.4.7
3.4.7
mariadb
npm
≥ 3.5.0-rc.0
< 3.5.4
3.5.4

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-107384?
CVE-2026-107384 is a security vulnerability in Mariadb involving SQL injection through object keys in SET expansion (permitSetMultiParamEntries) under CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection').
Which Mariadb versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.7, 3.5.4 across affected packages: mariadb.
What version fixes CVE-2026-107384?
Upgrading to 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.7, 3.5.4 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is mariadb affected?
Yes, mariadb is affected in releases prior to 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.7, 3.5.4. Upgrade your dependency to 3.2.5, 3.3.4, 3.4.7, 3.5.4 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-107384?
CVE-2026-107384 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-107384?
CVE-2026-107384 is classified under CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.).
How can I check npm dependencies for CVE-2026-107384?
Run the dependency tree command: 'npm ls mariadb'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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