Propel2 SQL injection possible with limit() on MySQL
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The limit() query method is susceptible to catastrophic SQL injection with MySQL. For example, given a model User for a table users: ``` UserQuery::create()->limit('1;DROP TABLE users')->find(); ``` This will drop the users table! The cause appears to be a lack of integer casting of the limit input in either Propel\Runtime\ActiveQuery\Criteria::setLimit() or in Propel\Runtime\Adapter\Pdo\MysqlAdapter::applyLimit(). The code comments there seem to imply that casting was avoided due to overflow issues with 32-bit integers. This is surprising behavior since one of the primary purposes of an ORM is to prevent basic SQL injection. This affects all versions of Propel: 1.x, 2.x, and 3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | propel/propel (Packagist) | 2.0.0-alpha1 to before 2.0.0-alpha8 | 2.0.0-alpha8 | Patch available | GHSA-7vw7-qx38-37vr |
- propel/propel (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-alpha1 to before 2.0.0-alpha8 Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha8 Patch available GHSA-7vw7-qx38-37vr
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7vw7-qx38-37vr propel/propel (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.0-alpha8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-7vw7-qx38-37vr
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/propelorm/Propel2/issues/1463
- https://github.com/propelorm/Propel2/pull/1464
- https://github.com/propelorm/Propel2/commit/cd23d7384a15cfe203e23b3a835c8ab1d81d9246
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/propel/propel/2018-02-14.yaml
- https://github.com/propelorm/Propel2
Sources
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