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DuckDB: Parameterize DateTime values in ArchiveService queries #847

Description

@erikdarlingdata

Source

Static security assessment (#840, finding S-3 — P1)

Problem

DateTime values are string-interpolated into DuckDB WHERE clauses instead of using parameterized queries.

Locations:

  • Lite/Services/ArchiveService.cs:136GetRowCountBeforeCutoff
  • Lite/Services/ArchiveService.cs:164 — count query
  • Lite/Services/ArchiveService.cs:174 — export COPY query

Example

cmd.CommandText = $"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table} WHERE {timeColumn} < '{cutoff:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}'";

Fix

Use DuckDB parameters ($1, $2) for the cutoff values:

cmd.CommandText = $"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table} WHERE {timeColumn} < $1";
cmd.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter { Value = cutoff });

Table/column names can't be parameterized but come from the hardcoded ArchivableTables list, so those are safe.

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