CVE-2022-2422: Feathers - SQL injection via attribute aliases

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Due to improper input validation in the Feathers js library, it is possible to perform a SQL injection attack on the back-end database, in case the feathers-sequelize package is used.

Affected products

Feather js Feathers-Sequalize: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.4 — fixed in 6.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Feather js Feathers-Sequalize 6.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2022-2422
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00020
https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2022-2422
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00020

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