@grackle-ai/server has Missing Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options Headers
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
- Security bypass, 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-693 and CWE-79.
Summary
### Impact The HTTP server does not set `Content-Security-Policy`, `X-Frame-Options`, or `X-Content-Type-Options` headers on any response. This reduces defense-in-depth against XSS, clickjacking, and MIME-sniffing attacks. While the current XSS attack surface is small (React-markdown is configured safely, no `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`, Vite does not generate source maps), the absence of these headers means any future XSS vulnerability would have no secondary defense layer. **Affected code:** - `packages/server/src/index.ts` — all `res.writeHead()` calls only set `Content-Type`, with no security headers ### Patches 0.70.4 **Fix:** Add security headers to all HTML/API responses: ```typescript res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": contentType, "Content-Security-Policy": "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:", "X-Frame-Options": "DENY", "X-Content-Type-Options": "nosniff" }); ``` ### Workarounds Use a reverse proxy (nginx, Caddy) in front of the Grackle server to inject security headers. ### References - CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure - OWASP: HTTP Security Response Headers - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | @grackle-ai/server (npm) | before 0.70.4 | 0.70.4 | Patch available | GHSA-3mjm-x6gw-2x42 |
- @grackle-ai/server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.70.4 Fixed in 0.70.4 Patch available GHSA-3mjm-x6gw-2x42
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3mjm-x6gw-2x42 @grackle-ai/server (npm) Fixed in 0.70.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-3mjm-x6gw-2x42
References
Sources
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