GHSA-CF72-VG59-4J4H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-20 19:59 – Updated: 2024-08-21 14:53
VLAI?
Summary
Khoj Vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting In Automate (Preview feature)
Details

Summary

The Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS.

Details

The q parameter for the /api/automation endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS.

PoC

POST /api/automation?q=%22%3E%3C%2Ftextarea%3E%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert(document.cookie)%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(2)%3C%2Fscript%3E

Impact

Stored XSS: image

Fix

  • Added a Content Security Policy to all config pages on the web client, including the automation page
  • Used DOM scripting to construct all components on the config pages, including the automation page
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "khoj"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "1.15.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-43396"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-08-20T19:59:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-20T21:15:14Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nThe Automation feature allows a user to insert arbitrary HTML inside the task instructions, resulting in a Stored XSS. \n\n### Details\nThe `q` parameter for the `/api/automation` endpoint does not get correctly sanitized when rendered on the page, resulting in the ability of users to inject arbitrary HTML/JS.\n\n### PoC\n```\nPOST /api/automation?q=%22%3E%3C%2Ftextarea%3E%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert(document.cookie)%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(2)%3C%2Fscript%3E\n```\n\n### Impact\nStored XSS:\n![image](https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/assets/115566010/6b5b9f60-e05c-448b-82b4-bf010ad8a4f0)\n\n### Fix\n- Added a Content Security Policy to all config pages on the web client, including the automation page\n- Used DOM scripting to construct all components on the config pages, including the automation page",
  "id": "GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h",
  "modified": "2024-08-21T14:53:27Z",
  "published": "2024-08-20T19:59:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/security/advisories/GHSA-cf72-vg59-4j4h"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43396"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/1c7a562880eeb7354325545d2cf6c5d1d1134812"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/commit/55be90cdd2f9d6a09c8bf9ceea52fc36b9201626"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Khoj Vulnerable to Stored Cross-site Scripting In Automate (Preview feature)"
}


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