Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-61789DBHub: MySQL and MariaDB comment interpretation bypasses read-only SQL validation
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in dbhub from bytebase. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
DBHub is a database MCP server for Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite. Prior to 0.22.6, read-only SQL validation can be bypassed on the MySQL and MariaDB connectors. In `src/utils/sql-parser.ts`, `scanSingleLineComment` treats every double dash as a comment start, whereas MySQL and MariaDB require following whitespace, a control character, or the end of the line. The read-only check in `src/tools/execute-sql.ts` validates split statements with `isReadOnlySQL`, but `src/connectors/mysql/index.ts` and `src/connectors/mariadb/index.ts` execute the original string with `multipleStatements` enabled. A double dash followed by a non-whitespace character can therefore hide a subsequent write or destructive DDL statement from the validator while the database interprets the dashes as minus operators and executes both statements. Anyone able to influence the assistant's SQL, including through prompt injection in content the assistant reads, can bypass read-only mode to modify or drop database data, subject to the database account's privileges. PostgreSQL is not affected by this path because its double-dash parsing agrees with the checker and its connector executes individual split statements. This issue is fixed in version 0.22.6.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @bytebase/dbhub | 0.22.6 | GHSA-j656-3hf2-fvjc |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-436, CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/bytebase/dbhub/security/advisories/GHSA-j656-3hf2-fvjc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/bytebase/dbhub/pull/342 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/bytebase/dbhub/commit/872bb338f7d31f6afe517a076ac3e3edafaaaf08 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/bytebase/dbhub/releases/tag/v0.22.6 x_refsource_MISC