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GHSA-vwjc-v7x7-cm6g ArcadeDB: Scripting authorization gate (GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr) bypassed via SQL DEFINE FUNCTION ... LANGUAGE js

HIGH Published 2026-07-16 Modified 2026-07-16 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-74
Reviewed
2026-07-16

Affected packages

• Maven com.arcadedb:arcadedb-engine: < 26.7.2 → fixed in 26.7.2

Description

The GHSA-48qw-824m-86pr hardening added a checkPermissionsOnDatabase(UPDATE_SECURITY) gate on the polyglot engine (PolyglotQueryEngine.java:112-114,126,176,199), but only there. The SQL route to JavaScript never touches it: DefineFunctionStatement.executeSimple (DefineFunctionStatement.java:37-100), LocalSchema.registerFunctionLibrary, and SQLQueryEngine library-function invocation (SQLQueryEngine.java:198-224) do no scripting-permission check. Exploit: any user authorized for the DB (including a read-only role) runs POST /api/v1/command/ {"language":"sql","command":"DEFINE FUNCTION x.run \"\" LANGUAGE js"} then SELECT x.run(), executing arbitrary JavaScript and defeating the control meant to restrict scripting to security admins. On this path allowedPackages is empty so Java.type host lookup and reflection are blocked, but IOAccess.ALL still permits load(url) SSRF/remote-JS inclusion and unbounded CPU/memory DoS. Fix: gate DefineFunctionStatement.executeSimple, the SQLQueryEngine library-function wrapper (to also cover pre-existing libraries), and DeleteFunctionStatement with UPDATE_SECURITY for js/polyglot languages. Centralize as one assertCanExecuteUserCode(database) invoked by every code-execution surface. Also set IOAccess.NONE / PolyglotAccess.NONE on the Context (GraalPolyglotEngine.java:86,91).

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References