ghsa-3gcm-f6qx-ff7p
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-09-15 19:59
Modified
2025-09-22 21:58
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Flowise has Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Details

Description

Cause of the Vulnerability

The CustomMCP node allows users to input configuration settings for connecting to an external MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This node parses the user-provided mcpServerConfig string to build the MCP server configuration. However, during this process, it executes JavaScript code without any security validation.

Specifically, inside the convertToValidJSONString function, user input is directly passed to the Function() constructor, which evaluates and executes the input as JavaScript code. Since this runs with full Node.js runtime privileges, it can access dangerous modules such as child_process and fs.

Vulnerability Flow

  1. User Input Received: Input is provided via the API endpoint /api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP through the mcpServerConfig parameter.
  2. Variable Substitution: The substituteVariablesInString function replaces template variables like $vars.xxx, but no security filtering is applied during this step.
  3. Dangerous Code Execution: The convertToValidJSONString function executes the input using Function('return ' + inputString)(). If the inputString contains malicious code, it gets executed in the global Node.js context, allowing actions such as command execution and file system access.

Taint Flow

Proof of Concept (PoC)

bash curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer tmY1fIjgqZ6-nWUuZ9G7VzDtlsOiSZlDZjFSxZrDd0Q" \ -d '{ "loadMethod": "listActions", "inputs": { "mcpServerConfig": "({x:(function(){const cp = process.mainModule.require(\"child_process\");cp.execSync(\"echo !!RCE-OK!! >/tmp/RCE.txt\");return 1;})()})" } }' image

When executed, this creates a file /tmp/RCE.txt on the server, confirming command execution.

Impact

Complete System Takeover and Infrastructure Threat

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the Flowise server, leading to:

  • Full system compromise
  • File system access
  • Command execution
  • Sensitive data exfiltration

As only an API token is required, this poses an extreme security risk to business continuity and customer data.

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    {
      "package": {
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        "name": "flowise"
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      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.5"
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              "fixed": "3.0.6"
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          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-59528"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-09-15T19:59:57Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-22T20:15:39Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "## Description\n\n### Cause of the Vulnerability\n\nThe `CustomMCP` node allows users to input configuration settings for connecting to an external MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This node parses the user-provided `mcpServerConfig` string to build the MCP server configuration. However, during this process, it executes JavaScript code without any security validation.\n\nSpecifically, inside the `convertToValidJSONString` function, user input is directly passed to the `Function()` constructor, which evaluates and executes the input as JavaScript code. Since this runs with full Node.js runtime privileges, it can access dangerous modules such as `child_process` and `fs`.\n\n### Vulnerability Flow\n\n1. **User Input Received**: Input is provided via the API endpoint `/api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP` through the `mcpServerConfig` parameter.\n2. **Variable Substitution**: The `substituteVariablesInString` function replaces template variables like `$vars.xxx`, but no security filtering is applied during this step.\n3. **Dangerous Code Execution**: The `convertToValidJSONString` function executes the input using `Function(\u0027return \u0027 + inputString)()`. If the `inputString` contains malicious code, it gets executed in the global Node.js context, allowing actions such as command execution and file system access.\n\n## Taint Flow\n\n- **Taint 01: Route Registration**  \n  [`index.ts` (Line 5)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/routes/node-load-methods/index.ts#L5)\n\n- **Taint 02: Controller**  \n  [`index.ts` (Line 57\u201378)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/controllers/nodes/index.ts#L57-L78)\n\n- **Taint 03: Service**  \n  [`index.ts` (Line 91\u201394)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/services/nodes/index.ts#L91-L94)\n\n- **Taint 04: CustomMCP Node Entry Point**  \n  [`CustomMCP.ts` (Line 132)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L132)\n\n- **Taint 05: Variable Substitution**  \n  [`CustomMCP.ts` (Line 220)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L220)\n\n- **Taint 06: Dangerous Constructor Execution**  \n  [`CustomMCP.ts` (Line 262\u2013270)](https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L262-L270)\n\n## Proof of Concept (PoC)\n\n```bash\ncurl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/node-load-method/customMCP \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer tmY1fIjgqZ6-nWUuZ9G7VzDtlsOiSZlDZjFSxZrDd0Q\" \\\n  -d \u0027{\n    \"loadMethod\": \"listActions\",\n    \"inputs\": {\n      \"mcpServerConfig\": \"({x:(function(){const cp = process.mainModule.require(\\\"child_process\\\");cp.execSync(\\\"echo !!RCE-OK!! \u003e/tmp/RCE.txt\\\");return 1;})()})\"\n    }\n  }\u0027\n```\n\u003cimg width=\"1907\" height=\"958\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/78b50eb1-67af-4c8b-97ea-7e2c05426962\" /\u003e\n\nWhen executed, this creates a file `/tmp/RCE.txt` on the server, confirming command execution.\n\n## Impact\n\n### Complete System Takeover and Infrastructure Threat\n\nThis vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the Flowise server, leading to:\n\n- Full system compromise\n- File system access\n- Command execution\n- Sensitive data exfiltration\n\nAs only an API token is required, this poses an extreme security risk to business continuity and customer data.",
  "id": "GHSA-3gcm-f6qx-ff7p",
  "modified": "2025-09-22T21:58:42Z",
  "published": "2025-09-15T19:59:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-3gcm-f6qx-ff7p"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59528"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L132"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L220"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/components/nodes/tools/MCP/CustomMCP/CustomMCP.ts#L262-L270"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/controllers/nodes/index.ts#L57-L78"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/routes/node-load-methods/index.ts#L5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/blob/5930f1119c655bcf8d2200ae827a1f5b9fec81d0/packages/server/src/services/nodes/index.ts#L91-L94"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/releases/tag/flowise%403.0.6"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Flowise has Remote Code Execution vulnerability"
}


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