SQL injection in ADOdb PostgreSQL driver pg_insert_id() method

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2025-46337 · GHSA-8x27-jwjr-8545 · Published 01/05/2025 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
adodb/adodb-php Packagist	`< 5.22.9`	`5.22.9`

Description

Improper escaping of a query parameter may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements when the code using ADOdb connects to a PostgreSQL database and calls pg_insert_id() with user-supplied data.

Note that the indicated Severity corresponds to a worst-case usage scenario.

Impact

PostgreSQL drivers (postgres64, postgres7, postgres8, postgres9).

Patches

Vulnerability is fixed in ADOdb 5.22.9 (11107d6d6e5160b62e05dff8a3a2678cf0e3a426).

Workarounds

Only pass controlled data to pg_insert_id() method's $fieldname parameter, or escape it with pg_escape_identifier() first.

References

Issue https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues/1070
Blog post by Marco Nappi

Credits

Thanks to Marco Nappi (@mrcnpp) for reporting this vulnerability.

NVD description

ADOdb is a PHP database class library that provides abstractions for performing queries and managing databases. Prior to version 5.22.9, improper escaping of a query parameter may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements when the code using ADOdb connects to a PostgreSQL database and calls pg_insert_id() with user-supplied data. This issue has been patched in version 5.22.9.

References

ADOdb/ADOdb security advisory · WEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46337 · ADVISORY
ADOdb/ADOdb · WEB
ADOdb/ADOdb commit 11107d6 · WEB
ADOdb/ADOdb · PACKAGE
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00029.html · WEB
xaliom.blogspot.com/2025/05/from-sast-to-cve-2025-46337.html · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

adodb/adodb-php

Packagist

< 5.22.9

5.22.9

Description

Note that the indicated Severity corresponds to a worst-case usage scenario.

Impact

PostgreSQL drivers (postgres64, postgres7, postgres8, postgres9).

Patches

Vulnerability is fixed in ADOdb 5.22.9 (11107d6d6e5160b62e05dff8a3a2678cf0e3a426).

Workarounds

Only pass controlled data to pg_insert_id() method's $fieldname parameter, or escape it with pg_escape_identifier() first.

References

Issue https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues/1070
Blog post by Marco Nappi

Credits

Thanks to Marco Nappi (@mrcnpp) for reporting this vulnerability.

NVD description