Budibase: Server Filesystem Existence/Read Oracle via Builder-Controlled MongoDB tlsCertificateKeyFile
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.40.1, packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts passed builder-controlled tlsCertificateKeyFile and tlsCAFile values directly to MongoClient on Budibase Cloud. A builder could submit absolute server paths through /api/datasources/verify and distinguish readable existing files from missing files by comparing the driver error, exposing a filesystem existence and readability oracle on the shared server. This issue is fixed in version 3.40.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 3.40.1 | 3.40.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @budibase/server (npm) | up to 3.38.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-ppr4-5f46-j9c6 |
- budibase VendorBudibase Affected before 3.40.1 Fixed in 3.40.1 Patch available CNA
- @budibase/server (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.38.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-ppr4-5f46-j9c6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA budibase (Budibase) Fixed in 3.40.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73409
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppr4-5f46-j9c6
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-ppr4-5f46-j9c6
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/pull/19244
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/commit/e58aa31e18272f6a1a8aeb525b7eef0b01b1dd43
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/releases/tag/3.40.1
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/commit/5e19b935536d6d1be1f47100e43c6fb30917826e
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
- https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/releases/tag/3.40.0
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-2026-73409 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73409 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppr4-5f46-j9c6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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