CVE-2023-51447
Decidim Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Through Dynamic File Upload
Description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0, the dynamic file upload feature is subject to potential cross-site scripting attacks in case the attacker manages to modify the file names of the records being uploaded to the server. This appears in sections where the user controls the file upload dialogs themselves and has the technical knowledge to change the file names through the dynamic upload endpoint. Therefore I believe it would require the attacker to control the whole session of the particular user but in any case, this needs to be fixed. Successful exploit of this vulnerability would require the user to have successfully uploaded a file blob to the server with a malicious file name and then have the possibility to direct the other user to the edit page of the record where the attachment is attached. The users are able to craft the direct upload requests themselves controlling the file name that gets stored to the database. The attacker is able to change the filename e.g. to `<svg onload=alert('XSS')>` if they know how to craft these requests themselves. And then enter the returned blob ID to the form inputs manually by modifying the edit page source. Versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0 contain a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable dynamic uploads for the instance, e.g. from proposals.
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Published Date :
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 20, 2024, 7:50 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
2.1
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0, the dynamic file upload feature is subject to potential cross-site scripting attacks in case the attacker manages to modify the file names of the records being uploaded to the server. This appears in sections where the user controls the file upload dialogs themselves and has the technical knowledge to change the file names through the dynamic upload endpoint. Therefore I believe it would require the attacker to control the whole session of the particular user but in any case, this needs to be fixed. Successful exploit of this vulnerability would require the user to have successfully uploaded a file blob to the server with a malicious file name and then have the possibility to direct the other user to the edit page of the record where the attachment is attached. The users are able to craft the direct upload requests themselves controlling the file name that gets stored to the database. The attacker is able to change the filename e.g. to `<svg onload=alert('XSS')>` if they know how to craft these requests themselves. And then enter the returned blob ID to the form inputs manually by modifying the edit page source. Versions 0.27.5 and 0.28.0 contain a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable dynamic uploads for the instance, e.g. from proposals. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-9w99-78rj-hmxq [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/11612 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/decidim/decidim/commit/aaf72787cf18beeeb6a771c1f7cbb7654b073423 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.5 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.28.0 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/a967d355c6fee9ad9b8bd115d43bc8b0fc207e7e/activestorage/app/controllers/active_storage/direct_uploads_controller.rb#L14 [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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