Apache AGE: Python and Golang drivers allow data manipulation and exposure due to SQL injection

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

8.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2022-45786: 0.96% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 61.46 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

There are issues with the AGE drivers for Golang and Python that enable SQL injections to occur. This impacts AGE for PostgreSQL 11 & AGE for PostgreSQL 12, all versions up-to-and-including 1.1.0, when using those drivers. The fix is to update to the latest Golang and Python drivers in addition to the latest version of AGE that is used for PostgreSQL 11 or PostgreSQL 12. The update of AGE will add a new function to enable parameterization of the cypher() function, which, in conjunction with the driver updates, will resolve this issue. Background (for those who want more information): After thoroughly researching this issue, we found that due to the nature of the cypher() function, it was not easy to parameterize the values passed into it. This enabled SQL injections, if the developer of the driver wasn't careful. The developer of the Golang and Pyton drivers didn't fully utilize parameterization, likely because of this, thus enabling SQL injections. The obvious fix to this issue is…

Published by the source

4 Feb 2023, 21:30 UTC

Last modified by the source

7 Jul 2026, 11:56 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-45786

Advisory: Apache AGE: Python and Golang drivers allow data manipulation and exposure due to SQL injection
IDs: CVE-2022-45786, GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-45786 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: apache-age-python 0.0.5; github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang 1.1.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI apache-age-python: affected <= 0.0.4; fixed in 0.0.5
- Go github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang: affected <= 1.1.0; fixed in 1.1.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show apache-age-python`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.
- Go github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on apache-age-python, github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf (OSV record GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf lists affected ranges: Go github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang >=0 =0 <0.0.5 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-6p5q-h963-pwwf lists affected ranges: Go github.com/apache/age/drivers/golang >=0 =0 <=0.0.4)

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