@grackle-ai/server: Unescaped Error String in renderPairingPage() HTML Template
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
### Impact The `renderPairingPage()` function embeds the `error` parameter directly into HTML without escaping: ```typescript const errorHtml = error ? `<p style="color:#e74c3c">${error}</p>` : ""; ``` All current call sites pass hardcoded strings, so this is **not exploitable today**. However, the function is architecturally fragile — if a future code change passes user-controlled or dynamic content into the error parameter, it would create an XSS vulnerability. The `renderAuthorizePage()` function in the same file correctly uses `escapeHtml()` for dynamic content, making this an inconsistency. **Affected code:** - `packages/server/src/index.ts:64-89` — `renderPairingPage()` with unescaped error interpolation - Compare: `packages/server/src/index.ts:130` — `renderAuthorizePage()` correctly uses `escapeHtml()` ### Patches v0.70.1 **Fix:** Apply `escapeHtml()` to the error parameter: ```typescript const errorHtml = error ? `<p style="color:#e74c3c">${escapeHtml(error)}</p>` : ""; ``` ### Workarounds No workaround needed — all current callers pass hardcoded strings. ### Resources - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - File: `packages/server/src/index.ts`
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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| — | @grackle-ai/server (npm) | before 0.70.1 | 0.70.1 | Patch available | GHSA-7q9x-8g6p-3x75 |
- @grackle-ai/server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.70.1 Fixed in 0.70.1 Patch available GHSA-7q9x-8g6p-3x75
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7q9x-8g6p-3x75 @grackle-ai/server (npm) Fixed in 0.70.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-7q9x-8g6p-3x75
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