Unsafe fall-through in getWhereConditions
Impact
Providing an invalid value to the where option of a query caused Sequelize to ignore that option instead of throwing an error.
A finder call like the following did not throw an error:
User.findAll({
where: new Date(),
});As this option is typically used with plain javascript objects, be aware that this only happens at the top level of this option.
Patches
This issue has been patched in sequelize@6.28.1 & @sequelize/core@7.0.0.alpha-20
References
A discussion thread about this issue is open at https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/discussions/15698
CVE: CVE-2023-22579 Snyk: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SEQUELIZE-3324090
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | sequelize | < 6.28.1 | 6.28.1 |
| npm package | @sequelize/core | < 7.0.0-alpha.20 | 7.0.0-alpha.20 |
References
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/security/advisories/GHSA-vqfx-gj96-3w95
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22579
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15375
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/15699
- https://csirt.divd.nl/CVE-2023-22579
- https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2022-00020
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/discussions/15698
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/releases/tag/v6.28.1
- https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/releases/tag/v7.0.0-alpha.20
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-843- Platform
- npm
- Package
sequelize, @sequelize/core- Disclosed
- 23.02.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vqfx-gj96-3w95 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: sequelize
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 18
- First → latest
- 10.2017 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 7
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 9
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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