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GHSA-88pr-878c-24wf json

Flowise: Authenticated arbitrary file write in the `S3 Directory` document loader via unsanitized S3 object keys

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Summary

## Summary

Flowise on current `main` allows an authenticated user with `documentStores:preview-process` permission to trigger the `S3 Directory` document loader with attacker-controlled S3 object keys. The loader joins each returned S3 key with a temporary directory using `path.join(tempDir, key)` and writes the object bytes to disk **without validating traversal sequences such as `../`**. Cleanup later removes only the original temporary directory, so files written outside that directory persist on the host filesystem.

This yields **arbitrary file write** with the privileges of the Flowise server process.

A related variant exists in the `S3File` loader when `fileProcessingMethod = unstructured` (same root cause; its cleanup behavior turns it into a mixed arbitrary write/delete/DoS primitive).

## Affected component

- `packages/components/nodes/documentloaders/S3Directory/S3Directory.ts` - line **191**: `filePath = path.join(tempDir, key)` (unsanitized) - line **213**: recursive `mkdirSync` creates parent path - line **216**: `writeFileSync` writes attacker-controlled bytes - line **289**: cleanup only removes the original `tempDir`, so escaped files remain on disk - Related (variant): `packages/components/nodes/documentloaders/S3File/S3File.ts` (lines 756, 780, 782, 817 — arbitrary write + recursive dirname delete)

## Reachability

- Routes exposed: `packages/server/src/routes/documentstore/index.ts:41,45` (`/api/v1/document-store/loader/preview`, `/api/v1/document-store/loader/process/:loaderId`) - Both require `documentStores:preview-process` - `packages/server/src/services/documentstore/index.ts:588` passes `data.loaderConfig` straight to the loader node **with no path sanitization** - `S3Directory` accepts a custom `serverUrl`, so the attacker does **not need access to an existing trusted AWS bucket** — they can point Flowise at a local MinIO or any S3-compatible endpoint they control

## Impact

- Authenticated arbitrary file write to any path writable by the Flowise process - Destructive overwrite of application data, secrets, or configuration - Deployment-dependent lift to RCE if the service account can modify executable, startup, or interpreter-loaded files (e.g. `.bashrc`, systemd units, cron files, `require.resolve` targets, `package.json` postinstall scripts). This is not guaranteed product-wide.

## Preconditions

- Flowise instance running (HTTP server mode) - Attacker has a workspace account with the `documentStores:preview-process` role - No additional infrastructure required — `serverUrl` can point to attacker-controlled S3-compatible endpoint

## Proof of Concept

1. Authenticate as a user with `documentStores:preview-process` 2. Run an S3-compatible server the attacke…

Patch / fix

  • npm flowise-components 3.1.3
  • npm flowise 3.1.3

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Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm flowise-components
<3.1.3
3.1.3
npm flowise
<3.1.3
3.1.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

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