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7.3

CVE-2025-12409: BigQuery Data Theft Possible through Malicious Looker Studio Reports

CVE-2025-12409 · published 11 months ago
Summary

Looker Studio, a tool that connects to BigQuery, had a flaw that let hackers steal data from BigQuery sources. This issue is now fixed, but it's a reminder to be cautious when sharing reports. No action is required from customers.

Original advisory text
A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Looker Studio that allowed for data exfiltration from BigQuery data sources. By creating a malicious report with native functions enabled, and havi...
A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in Looker Studio that allowed for data exfiltration from BigQuery data sources.

By creating a malicious report with native functions enabled, and having the victim access the report, an attacker could execute injected SQL queries with the victim's permissions in BigQuery.

This vulnerability was patched on 07 July 2025, and no customer action is needed.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.3 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-89SQL Injection
Timeline
Published10 Nov 2025
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
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