Budibase: Chat Identity Link Hijacking via Missing Consent & CSRF — Account Impersonation in Budibase
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-352.
Summary
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.39.0, `GET /api/chat-links/:instance/:token/handoff` is a public endpoint (no auth required) that performs a permanent, state-changing operation: it binds an external chat identity (Slack/Discord/MS Teams) to an authenticated Budibase user account, with no consent UI and no CSRF protection. The session token in the URL is created by the attacker (from their own /link slash command) and embeds the attacker's externalUserId. When an authenticated Budibase victim visits the URL, their account is silently and permanently linked to the attacker's Slack/Discord identity. The server responds with "Authentication succeeded." — no indication of what was linked. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.39.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 3.39.0 | 3.39.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @budibase/server (npm) | before 3.39.0 | 3.39.0 | Patch available | GHSA-v7j5-vc4m-723w |
- budibase VendorBudibase Affected before 3.39.0 Fixed in 3.39.0 Patch available CNA
- @budibase/server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.39.0 Fixed in 3.39.0 Patch available GHSA-v7j5-vc4m-723w
Remediation
- Fix · CNA budibase (Budibase) Fixed in 3.39.0
- Fix · GHSA-v7j5-vc4m-723w @budibase/server (npm) Fixed in 3.39.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50132
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7j5-vc4m-723w
References
More Budibase vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39242 Budibase: Anonymous NoSQL operator injection via published-app query templates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-24369 Budibase Universal Auth Bypass via Webhook Query Param Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-39244 Budibase: Arbitrary file read by workspace-builder via PWA-zip symlink upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-39243 Budibase: Mass Assignment in Webhook Trigger Allows Cross-Workspace Automation Execution via appId Override CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-24371 Budibase: Server-Side Request Forgery via REST Connector with Empty Default Blacklist CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-23473 Budibase PWA ZIP Upload Path Traversal Allows Reading Arbitrary Server Files Including All Environment Secrets CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-50132 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50132 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7j5-vc4m-723w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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