NocoDB Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Formula.vue
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
NocoDB is software for building databases as spreadsheets. Prior to 0.202.9, a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists within the Formula virtual cell comments functionality. The nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/Formula.vue displays a v-html tag with the value of "urls" whose contents are processed by the function replaceUrlsWithLink(). This function recognizes the pattern URI::(XXX) and creates a hyperlink tag <a> with href=XXX. However, it leaves all the other contents outside of the pattern URI::(XXX) unchanged. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.202.9.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nocodb | nocodb | before 0.202.9 | 0.202.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nocodb (npm) | before 0.202.9 | 0.202.9 | Patch available | GHSA-h6r4-xvw6-jc5h |
- nocodb Vendornocodb Affected before 0.202.9 Fixed in 0.202.9 Patch available CNA
- nocodb (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.202.9 Fixed in 0.202.9 Patch available GHSA-h6r4-xvw6-jc5h
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nocodb (nocodb) Fixed in 0.202.9
- Fix · GHSA-h6r4-xvw6-jc5h nocodb (npm) Fixed in 0.202.9 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6r4-xvw6-jc5h
References
More Nocodb vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17918 NocoDB through 0.106.0 (or 0.109.1) has a path traversal vulnerability that allows an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-19968 NocoDB has Blind SSRF via Unvalidated HEAD Request in uploadViaURL Functionality CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-04694 Improper Input Validation in nocodb/nocodb CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-20338 NocoDB Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting on Reset Password Page CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-27663 NocoDB Allows Preview of File with Dangerous Content CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2022-01911 Insufficient Session Expiration in nocodb/nocodb CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-49781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-49781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6r4-xvw6-jc5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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