GHSA-WF6C-HRHF-86CW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-06 18:52 – Updated: 2025-08-26 15:39
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Summary
NocoDB Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting on Reset Password Page
Details

Summary

The API endpoint related to the password reset function is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting.

Details

Throughout the source-code analysis, it has been found that the endpoint /api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/:tokenId is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting.

The flaw occurs due to implementation of the client-side template engine ejs, specifically on file resetPassword.ts where the template is using the insecure function “<%-“ https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/ui/auth/resetPassword.ts#L71
which is rendered by the function renderPasswordReset: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts#L251

PoC

Send the request below to a vulnerable instance: /api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/asdsad%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%3C%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%61%6C%65%72%74%28%31%29%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E/

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Impact

The vulnerability affect end-users, allowing an attacker to craft and send a malicious link to the victim which leads running script on their browser.

Credits

l34k3d ottoboni

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "nocodb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.258.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-27506"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-06T18:52:17Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-06T19:15:27Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nThe API endpoint related to the password reset function is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting. \n\n### Details\n\nThroughout the source-code analysis, it has been found that the endpoint /api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/:tokenId is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting.\n \nThe flaw occurs due to implementation of the client-side template engine ejs, specifically on file resetPassword.ts where the template is using the insecure function \u201c\u003c%-\u201c \nhttps://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/ui/auth/resetPassword.ts#L71  \nwhich is rendered by the function renderPasswordReset: \nhttps://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts#L251\n\n### PoC\n\nSend the request below to a vulnerable instance: \n`/api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/asdsad%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%3C%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%61%6C%65%72%74%28%31%29%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E/`\n\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/28d8e7c6-efb9-49df-b049-56dab229d74f)\n\n### Impact\n\nThe vulnerability affect end-users, allowing an attacker to craft and send a malicious link to the victim which leads running script on their browser.\n\n### Credits\n[l34k3d](https://github.com/xL34K3D)\n[ottoboni](https://github.com/gabrielott)",
  "id": "GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw",
  "modified": "2025-08-26T15:39:59Z",
  "published": "2025-03-06T18:52:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27506"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/commit/ea821edb133e621e26183ae65c8ff9ee5d6f2723"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts#L251"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/ui/auth/resetPassword.ts#L71"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "NocoDB Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting on Reset Password Page"
}



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