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XSS vulnerability in serveDir API of @std/http/file-server on POSIX systems

Low
kt3k published GHSA-32fx-h446-h8pf Nov 22, 2024

Package

@std/http (JSR)

Affected versions

<= 1.0.10

Patched versions

1.0.11

Description

Summary

http/file-server's serveDir with showDirListing: true option is XSS-able by a user who can control file names in the source directory on systems with POSIX file names. Might also be possible on other systems but less trivial due to e.g. lack of file name support for <> in Windows.

Details

return `<a href="${link}">${path}</a>`;

and

<a href="${entry.url}">${entry.name}</a>

PoC

On Linux:

// main.ts
import { serveDir } from '@std/http/file-server'

Deno.serve((req) => serveDir(req, {
    showDirListing: true,
}))
touch "./<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>"
deno run -RN main.ts

Then visit route /.

Impact

The usages of serveDir with showDirListing: true are affected when the directory being served has end-user-writable file names.

Severity

Low

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2024-52793

Weaknesses

Credits