SQL injection in Helical Insight via /executeDatasource
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Helical Insight through 7.0.0 contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in the /executeDatasource endpoint. Authenticated viewers can supply crafted Numeric or String placeholder values in report parameters, which bypass the broken SqlDetect guard because the values are not escaped. An attacker can read tables that are not exposed and modify data in the report's data source.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Helical Insight through 7.0.0 contains an sql injection vulnerability that allows authenticated viewers to inject SQL through unescaped report parameter values sent to /executeDatasource. Attackers can supply crafted Numeric or String placeholder values that bypass the broken SqlDetect guard to read unexposed tables and modify data in the report's data source.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| helicalinsight | helicalinsight | up to 7.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- helicalinsight Vendorhelicalinsight Affected up to 7.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for helicalinsight.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111634
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-cjph-845q-jxp4
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
More helicalinsight vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75421 Path traversal in Helical Insight lets viewers read arbitrary files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-111634 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111634 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjph-845q-jxp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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