diff --git a/src/database/tasks.py b/src/database/tasks.py
index e9670d2..8d4f37c 100644
--- a/src/database/tasks.py
+++ b/src/database/tasks.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from typing import cast
 
-from sqlalchemy import Row, text
+from sqlalchemy import Row, RowMapping, text
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncConnection
 
+ALLOWED_LOOKUP_TABLES = ["estimation_procedure", "evaluation_measure", "task_type", "dataset"]
+PK_MAPPING = {
+    "task_type": "ttid",
+    "dataset": "did",
+}
+
 
 async def get(id_: int, expdb: AsyncConnection) -> Row | None:
     row = await expdb.execute(
@@ -115,3 +121,22 @@ async def get_tags(id_: int, expdb: AsyncConnection) -> list[str]:
     )
     tag_rows = rows.all()
     return [row.tag for row in tag_rows]
+
+
+async def get_lookup_data(table: str, id_: int, expdb: AsyncConnection) -> RowMapping | None:
+    if table not in ALLOWED_LOOKUP_TABLES:
+        msg = f"Table {table} is not allowed for lookup."
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    pk = PK_MAPPING.get(table, "id")
+    result = await expdb.execute(
+        text(
+            f"""
+            SELECT *
+            FROM {table}
+            WHERE `{pk}` = :id_
+            """,  # noqa: S608
+        ),
+        parameters={"id_": id_},
+    )
+    return result.mappings().one_or_none()
diff --git a/src/routers/openml/tasks.py b/src/routers/openml/tasks.py
index 788cd80..c02c8da 100644
--- a/src/routers/openml/tasks.py
+++ b/src/routers/openml/tasks.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from typing import Annotated, cast
 
 import xmltodict
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
-from sqlalchemy import RowMapping, text
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import RowMapping
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncConnection
 
 import config
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/tasks", tags=["tasks"])
 
 type JSON = dict[str, "JSON"] | list["JSON"] | str | int | float | bool | None
+ALLOWED_LOOKUP_TABLES = {"estimation_procedure", "evaluation_measure", "task_type", "dataset"}
 
 
 def convert_template_xml_to_json(xml_template: str) -> dict[str, JSON]:
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ async def fill_template(
     )
 
 
-async def _fill_json_template(  # noqa: C901
+async def _fill_json_template(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
     template: JSON,
     task: RowMapping,
     task_inputs: dict[str, str | int],
@@ -128,23 +129,29 @@ async def _fill_json_template(  # noqa: C901
         (field,) = match.groups()
         if field not in fetched_data:
             table, _ = field.split(".")
-            result = await connection.execute(
-                text(
-                    f"""
-                    SELECT *
-                    FROM {table}
-                    WHERE `id` = :id_
-                    """,  # noqa: S608
-                ),
-                # Not sure how parametrize table names, as the parametrization adds
-                # quotes which is not legal.
-                parameters={"id_": int(task_inputs[table])},
-            )
-            rows = result.mappings()
-            row_data = next(rows, None)
+            # List of tables allowed for [LOOKUP:table.column] directive.
+            # This is a security measure to prevent SQL injection via table names.
+            if table not in task_inputs or not task_inputs[table]:
+                msg = f"Missing or empty input for lookup table: {table}"
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=msg)
+
+            try:
+                id_val = int(task_inputs[table])
+            except ValueError:
+                msg = f"Invalid integer id for table {table}: {task_inputs[table]}"
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=msg) from None
+
+            try:
+                row_data = await database.tasks.get_lookup_data(
+                    table=table,
+                    id_=id_val,
+                    expdb=connection,
+                )
+            except ValueError as e:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e)) from e
             if row_data is None:
                 msg = f"No data found for table {table} with id {task_inputs[table]}"
-                raise ValueError(msg)
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=msg)
             for column, value in row_data.items():
                 fetched_data[f"{table}.{column}"] = value
         if match.string == template: