6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-47818
Saltcorn Filesystem Deletion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Saltcorn is an extensible, open source, no-code database application builder. A logged-in user with any role can delete arbitrary files on the filesystem by calling the `sync/clean_sync_dir` endpoint. The `dir_name` POST parameter is not validated/sanitized and is used to construct the `syncDir` that is deleted by calling `fs.rm`. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.0.0-beta16 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 7, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 10, 2024, 12:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

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  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Saltcorn is an extensible, open source, no-code database application builder. A logged-in user with any role can delete arbitrary files on the filesystem by calling the `sync/clean_sync_dir` endpoint. The `dir_name` POST parameter is not validated/sanitized and is used to construct the `syncDir` that is deleted by calling `fs.rm`. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.0.0-beta16 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/security/advisories/GHSA-43f3-h63w-p6f6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/commit/3c551261d0e230635774798009951fa83a07cc3a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/v1.0.0-beta.15/packages/server/routes/sync.js#L337-L346 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-22
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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