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SQL injection risk and multi-platform bug fixes

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #2061 on 19 Mar 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a potential SQL injection vulnerability in execute() calls via string formatting, along with a broader fix touching Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and rate limiting concerns. The SQL security issue is the clearest shared theme, with the third item bundling several unrelated platform fixes.

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  • #2061 fix(security): eliminate SQL string formatting in execute() calls

    merged to main

    files: agent/insights.py, hermes_state.py, tests/test_sql_injection.py

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    • agent/insights.py
      @@ -181,22 +181,25 @@ def generate(self, days: int = 30, source: str = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                            "billing_base_url, billing_mode, estimated_cost_usd, "
                            "actual_cost_usd, cost_status, cost_source")
       
      +    # Pre-computed query strings — f-string evaluated once at class definition,
      +    # not at runtime, so no user-controlled value can alter the query structure.
      +    _GET_SESSIONS_WITH_SOURCE = (
      +        f"SELECT {_SESSION_COLS} FROM sessions"
      +        " WHERE started_at >= ? AND source = ?"
      +        " ORDER BY started_at DESC"
      +    )
      +    _GET_SESSIONS_ALL = (
      +        f"SELECT {_SESSION_COLS} FROM sessions"
      +        " WHERE started_at >= ?"
      +        " ORDER BY started_at DESC"
      +    )
      +
           def _get_sessions(self, cutoff: float, source: str = None) -> List[Dict]:
               """Fetch sessions within the time window."""
               if source:
      -            cursor = self._conn.execute(
      -                f"""SELECT {self._SESSION_COLS} FROM sessions
      -                    WHERE started_at >= ? AND source = ?
      -                    ORDER BY started_at DESC""",
      -                (cutoff, source),
      -            )
      +            cursor = self._conn.execute(self._GET_SESSIONS_WITH_SOURCE, (cutoff, source))
               else:
      -            cursor = self._conn.execute(
      -                f"""SELECT {self._SESSION_COLS} FROM sessions
      -                    WHERE started_at >= ?
      -                    ORDER BY started_at DESC""",
      -                (cutoff,),
      -            )
      +            cursor = self._conn.execute(self._GET_SESSIONS_ALL, (cutoff,))
               return [dict(row) for row in cursor.fetchall()]
       
           def _get_tool_usage(self, cutoff: float, source: str = None) -> List[Dict]:
    • hermes_state.py
      @@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ def _init_schema(self):
                       ]
                       for name, column_type in new_columns:
                           try:
      -                        cursor.execute(f"ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN {name} {column_type}")
      +                        # name and column_type come from the hardcoded tuple above,
      +                        # not user input. Double-quote identifier escaping is applied
      +                        # as defense-in-depth; SQLite DDL cannot be parameterized.
      +                        safe_name = name.replace('"', '""')
      +                        cursor.execute(f'ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN "{safe_name}" {column_type}')
                           except sqlite3.OperationalError:
                               pass
                       cursor.execute("UPDATE schema_version SET version = 5")
    • tests/test_sql_injection.py
      @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
      +"""Tests that verify SQL injection mitigations in insights and state modules."""
      +
      +import re
      +
      +from agent.insights import InsightsEngine
      +
      +
      +def test_session_cols_no_injection_chars():
      +    """_SESSION_COLS must not contain SQL injection vectors."""
      +    cols = InsightsEngine._SESSION_COLS
      +    assert ";" not in cols
      +    assert "--" not in cols
      +    assert "'" not in cols
      +    assert "DROP" not in cols.upper()
      +
      +
      +def test_get_sessions_all_query_is_parameterized():
      +    """_GET_SESSIONS_ALL must use a ? placeholder for the cutoff value."""
      +    query = InsightsEngine._GET_SESSIONS_ALL
      +    assert "?" in query
      +    assert "started_at >= ?" in query
      +    # Must not embed any runtime-variable content via brace interpolation
      +    assert "{" not in query
      +
      +
      +def test_get_sessions_with_source_query_is_parameterized():
      +    """_GET_SESSIONS_WITH_SOURCE must use ? placeholders for both parameters."""
      +    query = InsightsEngine._GET_SESSIONS_WITH_SOURCE
      +    assert query.count("?") == 2
      +    assert "started_at >= ?" in query
      +    assert "source = ?" in query
      +    assert "{" not in query
      +
      +
      +def test_session_col_names_are_safe_identifiers():
      +    """Every column name listed in _SESSION_COLS must be a simple identifier."""
      +    cols = InsightsEngine._SESSION_COLS
      +    identifiers = [c.strip() for c in cols.split(",")]
      +    safe_identifier = re.compile(r"^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$")
      +    for col in identifiers:
      +        assert safe_identifier.match(col), (
      +            f"Column name {col!r} is not a safe SQL identifier"
      +        )

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  • #2032 Fix 5 high-impact issues: SQL security, Discord threads, Slack context, WhatsApp delivery, rate limit UX · other → #1911, #2011, #1826, #2724, #1953, #1945
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#1911[Security] possible SQL injection via string formatting in execute()
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