GHSA-3crj-w4f5-gwh4
Processing untrusted theming resources might execute arbitrary code (ACE)
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | less-openui5 | < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
When processing theming resources (i.e. `*.less` files) with less-openui5 that originate from an untrusted source, those resources might contain JavaScript code which will be executed in the context of the build process.
While this is a [feature](http://lesscss.org/usage/#less-options-enable-inline-javascript-deprecated-) of the [Less.js library](https://github.com/less/less.js), it is an unexpected behavior in the context of OpenUI5 and SAPUI5 development.
Especially in the context of [UI5 Tooling](https://github.com/SAP/ui5-tooling), which relies on less-openui5, this poses a security threat:
An attacker might create a [library](https://sap.github.io/ui5-tooling/pages/Builder/#library) or [theme-library](https://sap.github.io/ui5-tooling/pages/Builder/#theme-library) containing a custom control or theme, hiding malicious JavaScript code in one of the `.less` files.
This is an example of inline JavaScript in a Less file:
```less
.rule {
@var: `(function(){console.log('Hello from JavaScript'); process.exit(1);})()`;
color: @var;
}
```
Starting with Less.js version 3.0.0, the Inline JavaScript feature is disabled by default. less-openui5 however currently uses [a fork](https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5/tree/master/lib/thirdparty/less) of Less.js v1.6.3.
Note that disabling the Inline JavaScript feature in Less.js versions 1.x, still evaluates code has additional double codes around it:
```less
.rule {
@var: "`(function(){console.log('Hello from JavaScript'); process.exit(1);})()`";
color: @var;
}
```
### Patches
We decided to remove the inline JavaScript evaluation feature completely from the code of our Less.js fork.
This fix is available in less-openui5 version [v0.10.0](https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5/releases/tag/v0.10.0)
### Workarounds
Only process trusted theming resources.
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5
* Email us at [email protected]
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5/security/advisories/GHSA-3crj-w4f5-gwh4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21316
- https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5/commit/c0d3a8572974a20ea6cee42da11c614a54f100e8
- https://github.com/SAP/less-openui5/releases/tag/v0.10.0
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/less-openui5
- http://lesscss.org/usage/#less-options-enable-inline-javascript-deprecated-