diff --git a/src/DbUtils.php b/src/DbUtils.php
index 1fec5215aa9..c9bd15a4928 100644
--- a/src/DbUtils.php
+++ b/src/DbUtils.php
@@ -1913,16 +1913,30 @@ public function closeDBConnections()
      */
     public function getDateCriteria($field, $begin, $end)
     {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $date_pattern = '/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}( \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})?$/'; // `YYYY-mm-dd` optionaly followed by ` HH:ii:ss`
+
         $criteria = [];
-        if (!empty($begin)) {
+        if (is_string($begin) && preg_match($date_pattern, $begin) === 1) {
             $criteria[] = [$field => ['>=', $begin]];
+        } elseif ($begin !== null && $begin !== '') {
+            trigger_error(
+                sprintf('Invalid %s date value.', json_encode($begin)),
+                E_USER_WARNING
+            );
         }
 
-        if (!empty($end)) {
+        if (is_string($end) && preg_match($date_pattern, $end) === 1) {
             $end_expr = new QueryExpression(
-                'ADDDATE(\'' . $end . '\', INTERVAL 1 DAY)'
+                'ADDDATE(' . $DB->quoteValue($end) . ', INTERVAL 1 DAY)'
             );
             $criteria[] = [$field => ['<=', $end_expr]];
+        } elseif ($end !== null && $end !== '') {
+            trigger_error(
+                sprintf('Invalid %s date value.', json_encode($end)),
+                E_USER_WARNING
+            );
         }
 
         return $criteria;
diff --git a/tests/functional/DbUtils.php b/tests/functional/DbUtils.php
index 092e0191c1e..7aacc052f98 100644
--- a/tests/functional/DbUtils.php
+++ b/tests/functional/DbUtils.php
@@ -1281,6 +1281,10 @@ public function testGetDateCriteria()
             $this->testedInstance->getDateCriteria('date', null, null)
         )->isIdenticalTo([]);
 
+        $this->array(
+            $this->testedInstance->getDateCriteria('date', '', '')
+        )->isIdenticalTo([]);
+
         $this->array(
             $this->testedInstance->getDateCriteria('date', '2018-11-09', null)
         )->isIdenticalTo([
@@ -1291,9 +1295,9 @@ public function testGetDateCriteria()
         $this->array($result)->hasSize(1);
 
         $this->array($result[0]['date'])
-         ->hasSize(2)
-         ->string[0]->isIdenticalTo('<=')
-         ->object[1]->isInstanceOf('\QueryExpression');
+            ->hasSize(2)
+            ->string[0]->isIdenticalTo('<=')
+            ->object[1]->isInstanceOf('\QueryExpression');
 
         $this->string(
             $result[0]['date'][1]->getValue()
@@ -1304,13 +1308,31 @@ public function testGetDateCriteria()
 
         $this->array($result[0])->isIdenticalTo(['date' => ['>=', '2018-11-08']]);
         $this->array($result[1]['date'])
-         ->hasSize(2)
-         ->string[0]->isIdenticalTo('<=')
-         ->object[1]->isInstanceOf('\QueryExpression');
+            ->hasSize(2)
+            ->string[0]->isIdenticalTo('<=')
+            ->object[1]->isInstanceOf('\QueryExpression');
 
         $this->string(
             $result[1]['date'][1]->getValue()
         )->isIdenticalTo("ADDDATE('2018-11-09', INTERVAL 1 DAY)");
+
+        $result = null;
+        $this->when(function () use (&$result) {
+            $result = $this->testedInstance->getDateCriteria('date', '2023-02-19\', INTERVAL 1 DAY)))))', null);
+        })->error
+            ->withType(E_USER_WARNING)
+            ->withMessage('Invalid "2023-02-19\', INTERVAL 1 DAY)))))" date value.')
+            ->exists();
+        $this->array($result)->isIdenticalTo([]);
+
+        $result = null;
+        $this->when(function () use (&$result) {
+            $result = $this->testedInstance->getDateCriteria('date', null, '2021-02-19\', INTERVAL 1 DAY)))))');
+        })->error
+            ->withType(E_USER_WARNING)
+            ->withMessage('Invalid "2021-02-19\', INTERVAL 1 DAY)))))" date value.')
+            ->exists();
+        $this->array($result)->isIdenticalTo([]);
     }
 
     protected function autoNameProvider()