# CVE-2026-54354: MapServer: PostGIS Numeric Filter Value SQL Injection in MapServer Runtime Query Translation

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.6.4
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- MapServer: from 8.4.0, fixed in 8.6.4

## Description

MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. Prior to 8.6.4, MapServer's PostGIS runtime filter translation in src/mappostgis.cpp and msPostGISLayerTranslateFilter() treats a filteritem as numeric when CONNECTIONTYPE POSTGIS and metadata such as gml_<item>_type=Integer are configured, but it does not verify that attacker-controlled CGI qstring or OGC API Features featureId input is a numeric literal. The unquoted input is concatenated into the generated PostgreSQL/PostGIS predicate, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker with access to an affected query endpoint to bypass predicates, enumerate unintended records, perform boolean-based or time-based SQL injection, and increase database load. The issue does not by itself establish database modification capabilities. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MapServer, upgrade to a fixed version (8.6.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/security/advisories/GHSA-xp29-8wp5-wc3p
- https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7516
- https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/commit/65f1b53c258df2abdf6ce1f437c29e75e9976247
- https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/commit/bd59d49779d2ecc64ca8dc1281c53231a50b698e
- https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/releases/tag/rel-8-6-4
- https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-8-6.html#changelog-8-6

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