@saltcorn/plugins-loader unsanitized plugin name leads to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability when creating plug

Description

When creating a new plugin using the git source, the user-controlled value req.body.name is used to build the plugin directory where the location will be cloned. The API used to execute the git clone command with the user-controlled data is child_process.execSync.

Recommendation

Update the @saltcorn/plugins-loader package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): <= 1.0.0-beta.13
• Patched version(s): 1.0.0-beta.14

References

• GHSA-fm76-w8jw-xf8m
• CWE-78
• OWASP 2021-A3

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Tags:

npm

@saltcorn/plugins-loader