Code Injection in publify/publify

Valid

Reported on

Feb 11th 2022


Description

The application doesn't check/filter the comments provided by the user before save to database. Attacker can't insert js code to steal admin's data but can insert html code, leads to many information security risks.

Proof of Concept

  • Step 1: Go to https://demo-publify.herokuapp.com/2022/02/11/hello-world#comments and comment in anonymous user.
<img src=https://www.technistone.com/color-range/image-slab/Starlight%20Black_SLAB_web.jpg width="2000" height="2000"> 
  • Step 2: Login as demo user, go to https://demo-publify.herokuapp.com/admin/feedback. You can see html code has been rendered successfully.
  • PoC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RSuq7fsyJPrbNHqlZ9pRW3lgXAvmOrQf

Impact

Attacker can insert html code to break the website format, phishing or collect the admin's IP through loading images in img tags.

We are processing your report and will contact the publify team within 24 hours. a year ago
We have contacted a member of the publify team and are waiting to hear back a year ago
Matijs van Zuijlen validated this vulnerability a year ago
nhiephon has been awarded the disclosure bounty
The fix bounty is now up for grabs
We have sent a fix follow up to the publify team. We will try again in 7 days. a year ago
We have sent a second fix follow up to the publify team. We will try again in 10 days. a year ago
Matijs
a year ago

Maintainer


A fix has been merged and will be released soon.

We have sent a third and final fix follow up to the publify team. This report is now considered stale. a year ago
Matijs van Zuijlen marked this as fixed in 9.2.8 with commit b50df0 10 months ago
Matijs van Zuijlen has been awarded the fix bounty
This vulnerability will not receive a CVE
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