GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/05/GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh/GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh
Aliases
  • CVE-2023-50717
Published
2024-05-13T16:46:49Z
Modified
2024-05-19T02:24:44.807388Z
Severity
  • 5.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
NocoDB Allows Preview of Files with Dangerous Content
Details

### Summary

Attacker can upload a html file with malicious content. If user tries to open that file in browser malicious scripts can be executed leading Stored XSS(Cross-Site Script) attack.

### PoC

NocoDB was configured using the Release Binary Noco-macos-arm64, and nocodb version 0.202.9 (currently the latest version) was used. binary hash infos: md5(164b727f287af56168bc16fba622d0b4) / sha256(43e8e97f4c5f5330613abe071a359f84e4514b7186f92954b678087c37b7832e) <img width="665" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287472673-aeb60a02-2080-429f-8583-9f130ab62779.png">

1. Run the binary to start the server and access the arbitrary table dashboard.

<img width="830" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287472852-98b2286e-ad66-45bf-b503-63780619d775.png">

Here, used the default Features table.

2. Click + in the table field header to add an attachment field.

<img width="1173" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287472936-98a67213-a547-4e71-915c-d2a43300530b.png">

3. Click the Add File(s) button to select and upload files.

<img width="1132" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287473041-0801ff39-e48c-4746-8518-be825bfd5533.png">

Here, test.html containing <script>alert(document.domain)</script> was uploaded.

4. Check the uploaded file path.

<img width="1163" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287473337-b1c7c781-2fb5-4bd0-b464-dbd3d4158f04.png"

5. Access the uploaded file path.

<img width="1201" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86613161/287473278-410f9228-58e3-4ee4-b111-70cdbffa9ed5.png">

When the file path is accessed, the <script>alert(document.domain)</script> script statement contained in the file is executed and the server host appears in the alert message.

### Impact

This allows remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user accessing the vector. An attacker could have used this vulnerability to execute requests in the name of a logged-in user or potentially collect information about the attacked user by displaying a malicious form.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T14:17:01Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-05-13T16:46:49Z",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-434"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

npm / nocodb

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0.202.6
Fixed
0.202.10

Database specific

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 0.202.9"
}