Unsafe plugins can be installed via pack import by tenant admins
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
### 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: 1. 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 2. Publish somewhere plugin store that includes plugin from previous step: https://gist.github.com/pyhedgehog/f1fd7cb13f4d0a7ccf6a965748d19bd2 3. Add plugin store link to tenant store. 4. Install plugin. 5. 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: ```javascript const safes = getRootState().getConfig("available_plugins",[]).filter(p=>!p.unsafe).map(p=>p.location); ```
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | @saltcorn/cli (npm) | before 0.8.8-beta.2 | 0.8.8-beta.2 | Patch available | GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx |
- @saltcorn/cli (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.8-beta.2 Fixed in 0.8.8-beta.2 Patch available GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx @saltcorn/cli (npm) Fixed in 0.8.8-beta.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/security/advisories/GHSA-wxf3-4fvj-vqqx
- https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/pull/1973
- https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/commit/0f32a51277a635c814a634bda9b6d358fb8c04ab
- https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn
- https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/99fe277e497fd193bb070acd8c663aa254a9907c/packages/server/load_plugins.js#L191
Sources
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