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Security checkJanuary 26, 2026

Saltcorn's Reflected XSS and Command Injection vulnerabilities can be chained for 1-click-RCE

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High severitynpm@saltcorn/server

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Description

  1. There is a reflected XSS vulnerability in the GET /admin/edit-codepage/:name route through the name parameter. This can be used to hijack the session of an admin if they click a specially crafted link.
  2. Additionally, there is a Command Injection vulnerability in GET /admin/backup.

Recommendation

Update the @saltcorn/server package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 1.1.1, < 1.5.0-beta.19
  • Patched version(s): 1.5.0-beta.19

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