GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
Unsafe plugins can be installed via pack import by tenant admins
GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in @saltcorn/cli, published July 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in @saltcorn/cli 0.8.8-beta.2.
- Severity
- 8.7 HighCVSS 3.1, GitHub Advisories
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.8.8-beta.2@saltcorn/cli
Description
Summary
Unsafe plugins (for instance sql-list) can be installed in subdomain tenants via pack import even if unsafe plugin installation for tenants is disables
Details
I have an example https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/all_plugins It's publicly accessible (but has not so secure values except list of tenants). But using this mech one can read any data from other tenants.
Impact
All tenants of installation (i.e. saltcorn.com), can be compromised from tenant user has admin access. If an untrusted user has admin rights to a tenant instance, they will be able to install a plug-in that can access information from other tenants
Revived after 0.8.7
After patch in 0.8.7 this is not fixed completely.
Here are steps to reproduce:
- Publish to NPM plugin that was not approved by admin (in case of saltcorn.com) by @glutamate. I've just published this one: https://www.npmjs.com/package/saltcorn-qrcode
- Publish somewhere plugin store that includes plugin from previous step: https://gist.github.com/pyhedgehog/f1fd7cb13f4d0a7ccf6a965748d19bd2
- Add plugin store link to tenant store.
- Install plugin.
- Use it in tenant: https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/testqr_show/1
Here are logic: Unsafe plugins checked against this list: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/99fe277e497fd193bb070acd8c663aa254a9907c/packages/server/load_plugins.js#L191 But it's under control of tenant admin, not server admin. Proposed login:
const safes = getRootState().getConfig("available_plugins",[]).filter(p=>!p.unsafe).map(p=>p.location);
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@saltcorn/clinpm | before 0.8.8-beta.2 | 0.8.8-beta.2 |
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used 8.7
Unsafe plugins can be installed via pack import by tenant admins
Summary
Unsafe plugins (for instance sql-list) can be installed in subdomain tenants via pack import even if unsafe plugin installation for tenants is disables
Details
I have an example https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/all_plugins It's publicly accessible (but has not so secure values except list of tenants). But using this mech one can read any data from other tenants.
Impact
All tenants of installation (i.e. saltcorn.com), can be compromised from tenant user has admin access. If an untrusted user has admin rights to a tenant instance, they will be able to install a plug-in that can access information from other tenants
Revived after 0.8.7
After patch in 0.8.7 this is not fixed completely.
Here are steps to reproduce:
- Publish to NPM plugin that was not approved by admin (in case of saltcorn.com) by @glutamate. I've just published this one: https://www.npmjs.com/package/saltcorn-qrcode
- Publish somewhere plugin store that includes plugin from previous step: https://gist.github.com/pyhedgehog/f1fd7cb13f4d0a7ccf6a965748d19bd2
- Add plugin store link to tenant store.
- Install plugin.
- Use it in tenant: https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/testqr_show/1
Here are logic: Unsafe plugins checked against this list: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/99fe277e497fd193bb070acd8c663aa254a9907c/packages/server/load_plugins.js#L191 But it's under control of tenant admin, not server admin. Proposed login:
const safes = getRootState().getConfig("available_plugins",[]).filter(p=>!p.unsafe).map(p=>p.location);
- Record
GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 8.7
Unsafe plugins can be installed via pack import by tenant admins
Summary
Unsafe plugins (for instance sql-list) can be installed in subdomain tenants via pack import even if unsafe plugin installation for tenants is disables
Details
I have an example https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/all_plugins It's publicly accessible (but has not so secure values except list of tenants). But using this mech one can read any data from other tenants.
Impact
All tenants of installation (i.e. saltcorn.com), can be compromised from tenant user has admin access. If an untrusted user has admin rights to a tenant instance, they will be able to install a plug-in that can access information from other tenants
Revived after 0.8.7
After patch in 0.8.7 this is not fixed completely.
Here are steps to reproduce:
- Publish to NPM plugin that was not approved by admin (in case of saltcorn.com) by @glutamate. I've just published this one: https://www.npmjs.com/package/saltcorn-qrcode
- Publish somewhere plugin store that includes plugin from previous step: https://gist.github.com/pyhedgehog/f1fd7cb13f4d0a7ccf6a965748d19bd2
- Add plugin store link to tenant store.
- Install plugin.
- Use it in tenant: https://bot20230704.saltcorn.com/view/testqr_show/1
Here are logic: Unsafe plugins checked against this list: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/99fe277e497fd193bb070acd8c663aa254a9907c/packages/server/load_plugins.js#L191 But it's under control of tenant admin, not server admin. Proposed login:
const safes = getRootState().getConfig("available_plugins",[]).filter(p=>!p.unsafe).map(p=>p.location);
- Record
GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/security/advisories/GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/pull/1973
github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/commit/0f32a51277a635c814a634bda9b6d358fb8c04ab
github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/99fe277e497fd193bb070acd8c663aa254a9907c/packages/server/load_plugins.js
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn