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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Check with FencerAffected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | flowise-components | <3.1.3 |
3.1.3 |
| npm | flowise | <3.1.3 |
3.1.3 |
Classification
References
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-88pr-878c-24wf
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