# CVE-2024-27289: pgx SQL Injection via Line Comment Creation

- Also known as: GHSA-M7WR-2XF7-CM9P, GO-2024-2605
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.18.2
- Published: 2024-03-06 · Updated: 2025-06-12

## Affected

- jackc pgx: fixed in 4.18.2
- github.com/jackc/pgx (Go): fixed in 4.18.2
- github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 (Go): fixed in 4.18.2
- github.com/jackc/pgx (Go): all versions

## Description

pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. Prior to version 4.18.2, SQL injection can occur when all of the following conditions are met: the non-default simple protocol is used; a placeholder for a numeric value must be immediately preceded by a minus; there must be a second placeholder for a string value after the first placeholder; both must be on the same line; and both parameter values must be user-controlled. The problem is resolved in v4.18.2. As a workaround, do not use the simple protocol or do not place a minus directly before a placeholder.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jackc pgx, github.com/jackc/pgx, github.com/jackc/pgx/v4, upgrade to a fixed version (4.18.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-m7wr-2xf7-cm9p
- https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/f94eb0e2f96782042c96801b5ac448f44f0a81df

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