Budibase: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434 and CWE-79.
Summary
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.38.2, the file upload endpoint POST /api/attachments/process does not enforce active-content restrictions for authenticated users. The checks for dangerous file extensions are conditionally wrapped inside if (isPublicUser) or if (isPublicUser || !env.SELF_HOSTED), meaning any authenticated builder can upload executable web content — SVG files with inline <script> tags, HTML pages with JavaScript, .js modules — which are then stored in the object store (MinIO/S3) with their correct MIME types. When the resulting signed URL is opened by any app user, the browser executes the payload. Impact is persistent stored XSS over all application end users. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.38.2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budibase | budibase | before 3.38.2 | 3.38.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | budibase (npm) | before 3.38.2 | 3.38.2 | Patch available | GHSA-82rc-gxrg-v4gf |
- budibase VendorBudibase Affected before 3.38.2 Fixed in 3.38.2 Patch available CNA
- budibase (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.38.2 Fixed in 3.38.2 Patch available GHSA-82rc-gxrg-v4gf
Remediation
- Fix · CNA budibase (Budibase) Fixed in 3.38.2
- Fix · GHSA-82rc-gxrg-v4gf budibase (npm) Fixed in 3.38.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82rc-gxrg-v4gf
References
More Budibase vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39242 Budibase: Anonymous NoSQL operator injection via published-app query templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-51076 Budibase before 3.40.0 SQL Injection via Unauthenticated Webhook CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-24369 Budibase Universal Auth Bypass via Webhook Query Param Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-56709 Budibase before 3.41.3 Remote Code Execution via Plugin eval() CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-51425 Budibase: SQL Injection via `multipleStatements: true` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-51075 Budibase before 3.40.0 Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-46426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82rc-gxrg-v4gf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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