GHSA-8rqh-vxpr-x77p json
plone.restapi: Stored XSS by spoofing mime type
published 3mo ago modified 3mo ago
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- —
- no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
### Impact
A stored XSS affecting RichText fields. RichTextValue.output returns the raw, unsanitized stored value whenever the stored mimeType equals the outputMimeType. Because the safe-HTML output type (`text/x-html-safe`) is the type that signifies "already sanitized", any value whose stored mimeType equals it bypasses the safe_html transform entirely on render. The transform itself is sound — it correctly strips `on*` event-handler attributes and `javascript:/data:` URIs; the defect is that it is never invoked for these values. The unsanitized value is then emitted via `tal:content="structure ..."`, which performs no escaping, so the payload executes in the viewer's browser.
This can be a problem when a RichText field is wrongly defined in code with a `mimeType` and `outputMimeType` that are the same, or when the REST API is used to the same effect.
This is the same vulnerability as reported in `plone.app.textfield`: https://github.com/plone/plone.app.textfield/security/advisories/GHSA-4r4f-gg25-rmg5
### Patches The problem has been patched:
* For Plone 6.0 and 6.2, upgrade `plone.restapi` to 9.15.6. * For Plone 6.2, upgrade `plone.restapi` to 10.0.1.
This will prevent abusing the REST API to store wrong rich text values.
This will **not** prevent XSS from rich text fields that already have wrong values. For that, you will need a patched `plone.app.textfield` version. See the `plone.app.textfield` advisory linked above for versions.
### Workarounds There is no known workaround.
Patch / fix
- pypi plone-restapi 9.15.6, 10.0.1
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Check with FencerCVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone-restapi | <9.15.6 >=10.0.0, <10.0.1 |
9.15.6 10.0.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page
References
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8rqh-vxpr-x77p
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