mediumCVSS 8.2Vulnerability

GHSA-f3f2-mcxc-pwjx

## Impact An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows and access to a database credential could unknowingly create a workflow that was vulnerable to SQL injection, even while expecting inputs to be handled safely through escaped parameters. By supplying specially crafted table or column names, an attacker could inject arbitrary SQL because the MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL nodes did not escape identifier values when constructing queries, enabling injection through node configuration parameters. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n version 2.4.0. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. ## Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: - Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only. - Disable the MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL nodes by adding `n8n-nodes-base.mySql`, `n8n-nodes-base.postgres`, and `n8n-nodes-base.microsoftSql` to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures. ## Credit Reporter: Pawel Bednarz from the NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-f3f2-mcxc-pwjx
severity
medium
summary
n8n: SQL Injection in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL nodes
cvss_score
8.2
cve_id
GHSA-f3f2-mcxc-pwjx
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-02-26T15:56:31Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f3f2-mcxc-pwjx
ghsa_updated
2026-02-26T15:56:31Z

Related Entities (3)

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/n8n

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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