Electric is a Postgres sync engine. From 1.1.12 to before 1.5.0, the order_by parameter in the ElectricSQL /v1/shape API is vulnerable to error-based SQL injection, allowing any authenticated user to read, write, and destroy the full contents of the underlying PostgreSQL database through crafted ORDER BY expressions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.0.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Electric-sql
Electric-sql electric
Vendors & Products Electric-sql
Electric-sql electric
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threat_severity

Important


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Description Electric is a Postgres sync engine. From 1.1.12 to before 1.5.0, the order_by parameter in the ElectricSQL /v1/shape API is vulnerable to error-based SQL injection, allowing any authenticated user to read, write, and destroy the full contents of the underlying PostgreSQL database through crafted ORDER BY expressions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.0.
Title Electric: SQL Injection via ORDER BY Parameter in Shape API
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-21T20:05:51.819Z

Updated: 2026-04-22T13:47:15.546Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T16:37:22.767Z

Link: CVE-2026-40906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T13:47:08.906Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-21T21:16:44.697

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:24:26.997

Link: CVE-2026-40906

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-21T20:05:51Z

Links: CVE-2026-40906 - Bugzilla