GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc DIRAC: SQL injection and lack of access control in PilotManager service
Authenticated users can exploit SQL injection and missing access controls in PilotManager to read or modify arbitrary pilot job data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc?
GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc is a SQL injection vulnerability in DIRAC, published on 13 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Details
A number of the functions in PilotManager pass parameters directly through to the database layer, which then does not do any escaping on the parameters. For example setPilotStatus: https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/blob/1738e7c6d2f31d26f1364255d9d2e87b4896c922/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Service/PilotManagerHandler.py#L343-L349
This won't accept multiple statements separated by a semicolon, but a carefully crafted set of parameters containing SQL escapes would likely be able to change or return other database entries.
Further to this, the PilotManager access control is only set to "authenticated"; this allows these functions to be called by any user. This allows any user to manage (e.g. delete, read output of) any pilot pilot job: https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/blob/1738e7c6d2f31d26f1364255d9d2e87b4896c922/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/ConfigTemplate.cfg#L111-L118
This is fixed by changing the SQL statements to use proper parameter substitution and providing a suitable set of access rules for the exported pilot management functions.
Patched versions:
https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/8.0.79/ https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/9.0.22/ https://pypi.org/project/DIRAC/9.1.10/
Which versions are affected by GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including DIRAC and dirac.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
DIRAC PyPI | From 6 | 8.0.79 |
DIRAC PyPI | From 8.1.0a1 | 9.0.22 |
DIRAC PyPI | From 9.1.0 | 9.1.10 |
dirac PyPI | From 6 | 8.0.79 |
dirac PyPI | From 8.1.0a1 | 9.0.22 |
dirac PyPI | From 9.1.0 | 9.1.10 |
How do I fix GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc?
Upgrade DIRAC to a fixed version for your release line: 8.0.79, 9.0.22 or 9.1.10.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-7xw9-549r-8jrc in the wild and no public exploit code.