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fix: prevent SQL injection via driver.Valuer error messages#1369

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Security Fix

Fixes #1307

Problem

AppendError embeds error messages directly into the SQL query string without any escaping. A driver.Valuer implementation can return an error with a crafted message that closes the ?!() wrapper and injects arbitrary SQL.

Fix

Wrap the error message in single quotes and escape embedded single quotes within the message. This ensures the error message is always treated as a string literal, preventing SQL injection regardless of the error content.

Before: ?!(crafted SQL injection here)
After:  ?!('crafted SQL injection here')

AppendError embeds error messages directly into the SQL query string
without any escaping. A malicious driver.Valuer can return an error
whose message closes the ?!() wrapper and injects arbitrary SQL.

Wrap the error message in single quotes and escape any single quotes
within the message to prevent SQL injection.

Before: ?!(error message here)
After:  ?!('error message here')

Fixes uptrace#1307
Comment thread dialect/append.go
Comment on lines +11 to +13
b = append(b, "?!('"...)
b = appendSanitizedError(b, err.Error())
b = append(b, "')"...)

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b = append(b, "?!('"...)
b = appendSanitizedError(b, err.Error())
b = append(b, "')"...)
b = append(b, "?!("...)
b = gen.Dialect().AppendString(b, err.Error())
b = append(b, ")"...)

AppendError should probably accept a QueryGen as dependency and use it's AppendString method, which already handles escaping exhaustively.

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This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had activity in the last 30 days. If there is no update within the next 7 days, this pr will be closed. Please feel free to give a status update now, ping for review, when it's ready. Thank you for your contributions!

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Possible SQL Injection via driver.Valuer Error Messages

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