CVE-2016-10553
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedsequelize 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. A fix was pushed out that fixed potential SQL injection in sequelize 2.1.3 and earlier.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the sequelize Node.js ORM affecting versions 2.1.3 and earlier. The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate SQL queries through improperly sanitized input when using the ORM to interface with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, or Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.1.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed sequelize versionCheck your project's package.json file or run 'npm list sequelize' in your project directory to see the installed version of the sequelize packageAffected if The version listed is 2.1.3 or earlier
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Verify database type in useExamine your application configuration files or sequelize setup code to identify which database driver (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, or MSSQL) is being used with sequelizeAffected if Any of these five database types are configured as the sequelize dialect
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Inspect query implementations for unsanitized inputReview your codebase for sequelize query methods (such as query, findAll, or raw queries) that accept user-supplied data as parameters without using parameterized queries or input validationAffected if User input is passed directly to sequelize query methods without sanitization or parameterization
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Check for raw SQL execution patternsSearch your codebase for uses of sequelize.query() or similar methods that execute raw SQL strings, particularly those constructed by concatenating user inputAffected if Raw SQL queries are being built using string concatenation with unsanitized user-provided values
You are affected if your installed sequelize version is 2.1.3 or earlier and your application passes unsanitized user input to sequelize query methods or raw SQL execution functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade sequelize to a version newer than 2.1.3 (the fixed version), and audit existing database query implementations for potential injection vectors before and after the upgrade.
Sequelize 3.x or later (e.g., ^3.30.0 or latest stable 4.x/5.x)
- Backup your current project and test suite
- Update your package.json to require sequelize version 3.0.0 or later (e.g., "sequelize": "^3.30.0" or latest 3.x/4.x stable)
- Run npm install to install the updated package
- Run your test suite to verify the upgrade does not break existing functionality
- Deploy the updated version to your staging environment and perform integration testing
- Deploy to production after successful staging verification
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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