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Vulnerability · GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6

SQL injection leading to privilege escalation

Published Oct 22, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · SQL injection leading to

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare SQL injection leading to with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (SQL injection leading to).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
High—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
composer craftcms/cms

An unauthenticated SQL injection in the element search endpoint allows stacked query execution, enabling escalation to an administrator. ### Impact * SQL injection — The attribute parameter is concatenated into the query unsanitized, and because PDO runs with emulated prepares, stacked statements execute. This gives unauthenticated read and write access to the application database. * Privilege escalation to administrator — The write primitive was used to set the admin flag on user ID 1 in the users table, confirmed by reading the value back. Craft short-circuits its permission checks on this single column, so no further changes were needed. The same primitive can overwrite any account’s password hash. Report ID: 1900

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • composer craftcms/cms>= 4.0.0, < 4.18.9
  • composer craftcms/cms>= 5.0.0, < 5.11.2

How to fix GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6

  • Upgrade

    GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6 lists a fix boundary at 4.18.9. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 4.18.9

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_github record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for GHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare SQL injection leading to with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with >= 4.0.0, < 4.18.9, >= 5.0.0, < 5.11.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-89: SQL Injection. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Craft CMS security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · Maintainer security tabs

    Detected

    An unauthenticated SQL injection in the element search endpoint allows stacked query execution, enabling escalation to an administrator. ### Impact * SQL injection — The attribute parameter is concatenated into the query unsanitized, and because PDO runs with emulated prepares, stacked statements execute. This gives unauthenticated read and write access to the application database. * Privilege esc

Sources

  • Maintainer security tabsVendor advisoryGHSA-qcvp-ggx3-97r6

    An unauthenticated SQL injection in the element search endpoint allows stacked query execution, enabling escalation to an administrator. ### Impact * SQL injection — The attribute parameter is concatenated into the query unsanitized, and because PDO runs with emulated prepares, stacked statements execute. This gives unauthenticated read and write access to the application database. * Privilege esc

    github.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 22, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Maintainer security tabsNov 1, 2026