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MEDIUM4.9

GHSA-cfqx-f43m-vfh7

@saltcorn/server arbitrary file and directory listing when accessing build mobile app results

Quick fix

GHSA-cfqx-f43m-vfh7 — @saltcorn/server: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install @saltcorn/server@1.0.0-beta.14

Details

### Summary

A user with admin permission can read arbitrary file and directory names on the filesystem by calling the `admin/build-mobile-app/result?build_dir_name=` endpoint. The `build_dir_name` parameter is not properly validated and it's then used to construct the `buildDir` that is read. The file/directory names under the `buildDir` will be returned.

### Details

- file: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/v1.0.0-beta.13/packages/server/routes/admin.js#L2884-L2893

```js router.get( "/build-mobile-app/result", isAdmin, error_catcher(async (req, res) => { const { build_dir_name } = req.query; // [1] source const rootFolder = await File.rootFolder(); const buildDir = path.join( rootFolder.location, "mobile_app", build_dir_name // [2] ); const files = await Promise.all( fs .readdirSync(buildDir) // [3] sink .map(async (outFile) => await File.from_file_on_disk(outFile, buildDir)) ); [...] }) ); ```

### PoC

- log into the application as an admin user - visit the following url: `http://localhost:3000/admin/build-mobile-app/result?build_dir_name=/../../../../../../../../`

**NOTE**: it's possible to only see file and directory names but not to download their content.

### Impact

Information disclosure

### Recommended Mitigation

Resolve the `buildDir` and check if it starts with `${rootFolder.location}/mobile_app`.

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Affected packages

npm/@saltcorn/server
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.0.0-beta.14
Fixnpm install @saltcorn/server@1.0.0-beta.14

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