CVE-2026-61788

@bytebase/dbhub's read-only mode does not prevent database writes

State
Published
Severity
7.4 High
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Updated
Sep 29, 2026
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026

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Description

DBHub is a database MCP server for Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite. Prior to version 0.22.6, setting `readonly = true` on the `execute_sql` tool does not make the connection read-only. The connectors are written to set PostgreSQL `default_transaction_read_only=on` (and open SQLite in `readOnly` mode), but that code is gated on a config value that is never populated, so it never runs. The only thing left enforcing read-only is a classifier that inspects the first keyword of each statement. Any `SELECT` that writes or has side effects through a function call passes it. With an ordinary role this allows sequence tampering; with a privileged role it allows writing arbitrary files on the server (`lo_export`), reading arbitrary host files (`pg_read_file`), and remote code execution (`dblink` + `COPY ... TO PROGRAM`). The HTTP transport is unauthenticated and binds to `0.0.0.0` by default, so this is reachable by any network caller of `/mcp`. Version 0.22.6 patches the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
  • CWE-636 Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dbhubbytebase
  • < 0.22.6Affected

References

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