Medium, CVSS 5.3PyPIAmendedPublished
Parsl Monitoring Visualization Vulnerable to SQL Injection
CVE-2026-21892 · GHSA-f2mf-q878-gh58
- Affected
- PyPI parsl < 2026.1.5
- Fixed in
- 2026.1.5· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Affected Product: Parsl (Python Parallel Scripting Library) Component: parsl.monitoring.visualization Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection (CWE-89) Severity: High (CVSS Rating Recommended: 7.5 - 8.6) URL: https://github.com/Parsl/parsl/blob/master/parsl/monitoring/visualization/views.py Summary A SQL Injection vulnerability exists in the parsl-visualize component of the Parsl library. The application constructs SQL queries using unsafe string formatting (Python % operator) with user-supplied input (workflowid) directly from URL routes. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the visualization dashboard to inject arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data exfiltration or denial of service against the monitoring database. Root Cause Analysis The vulnerability is located in parsl/monitoring/visualization/views.py. Multiple route handlers take the workflowid parameter from the URL and inject it directly into a raw SQL query string without sanitization or…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2026.1.5 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.