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CVE-2024-47818: Logged-in users with any role can delete arbitrary files in @saltcorn/server

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Saltcorn is an extensible, open source, no-code database application builder. A logged-in user with any role can delete arbitrary files on the filesystem by calling the `sync/clean_sync_dir` endpoint. The `dir_name` POST parameter is not validated/sanitized and is used to construct the `syncDir` that is deleted by calling `fs.rm`. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.0.0-beta16 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Saltcorn Collective Ltd Saltcorn: before 1.0.0-beta.16 — fixed in 1.0.0-beta.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Saltcorn Collective Ltd Saltcorn 1.0.0-beta.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/blob/v1.0.0-beta.15/packages/server/routes/sync.js#L337-L346
• https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/commit/3c551261d0e230635774798009951fa83a07cc3a
• https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn/security/advisories/GHSA-43f3-h63w-p6f6

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