CVE-2024-1597: pgjdbc SQL Injection via line comment generation

First published: Mon Feb 19 2024(Updated: )

# Impact SQL injection is possible when using the non-default connection property `preferQueryMode=simple` in combination with application code that has a vulnerable SQL that negates a parameter value. There is no vulnerability in the driver when using the default query mode. Users that do not override the query mode are not impacted. # Exploitation To exploit this behavior the following conditions must be met: 1. A placeholder for a numeric value must be immediately preceded by a minus (i.e. `-`) 1. There must be a second placeholder for a string value after the first placeholder on the same line. 1. Both parameters must be user controlled. The prior behavior of the driver when operating in simple query mode would inline the negative value of the first parameter and cause the resulting line to be treated as a `--` SQL comment. That would extend to the beginning of the next parameter and cause the quoting of that parameter to be consumed by the comment line. If that string parameter includes a newline, the resulting text would appear unescaped in the resulting SQL. When operating in the default extended query mode this would not be an issue as the parameter values are sent separately to the server. Only in simple query mode the parameter values are inlined into the executed SQL causing this issue. # Example ```java PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT -?, ?"); stmt.setInt(1, -1); stmt.setString(2, "\nWHERE false --"); ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(); ``` The resulting SQL when operating in simple query mode would be: ```sql SELECT --1,' WHERE false --' ``` The contents of the second parameter get injected into the command. Note how both the number of result columns and the WHERE clause of the command have changed. A more elaborate example could execute arbitrary other SQL commands. # Patch Problem will be patched upgrade to 42.7.2, 42.6.1, 42.5.5, 42.4.4, 42.3.9, 42.2.28, 42.2.28.jre7 The patch fixes the inlining of parameters by forcing them all to be serialized as wrapped literals. The SQL in the prior example would be transformed into: ```sql SELECT -('-1'::int4), (' WHERE false --') ``` # Workarounds Do not use the connection property`preferQueryMode=simple`. (*NOTE: If you do not explicitly specify a query mode then you are using the default of `extended` and are not impacted by this issue.*)

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Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	>=42.7.0<42.7.2	42.7.2
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	>=42.6.0<42.6.1	42.6.1
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	>=42.5.0<42.5.5	42.5.5
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	>=42.4.0<42.4.4	42.4.4
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	>=42.3.0<42.3.9	42.3.9
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	<42.2.28	42.2.28
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.7.2	42.7.2
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.6.1	42.6.1
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.5.5	42.5.5
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.4.4	42.4.4
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.3.9	42.3.9
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.2.28	42.2.28
redhat/PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	<42.2.28.	42.2.28.
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	<42.2.28
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	>=42.3.0<42.3.9
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	>=42.4.0<42.4.4
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	>=42.5.0<42.5.5
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	>=42.6.0<42.6.1
Postgresql Postgresql Jdbc Driver	>=42.7.0<42.7.2
Fedoraproject Fedora	=40
maven/org.postgresql:postgresql	<42.2.8	42.2.8
	<42.2.28
	>=42.3.0<42.3.9
	>=42.4.0<42.4.4
	>=42.5.0<42.5.5
	>=42.6.0<42.6.1
	>=42.7.0<42.7.2
	=40

CVE-2024-1597: pgjdbc SQL Injection via line comment generation

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