GHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @keystone-6/auth | < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
| npm | @keystone-next/auth | <= 37.0.0 | no fix listed |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
This security advisory relates to a capability for an attacker to exploit a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability when using the `@keystone-6/auth` package.
#### Impact
The vulnerability can impact users of the administration user interface when following an untrusted link to the `signin` or `init` page.
This is a targeted attack and may present itself in the form of phishing and or chained in conjunction with some other vulnerability.
## Vulnerability mitigation
Please upgrade to `@keystone-6/auth >= 1.0.2`, where this vulnerability has been closed.
If you are using `@keystone-next/auth`, we **strongly** recommend you upgrade to `@keystone-6`.
### Workarounds
If for some reason you cannot upgrade the dependencies in software, you could alternatively
- disable the administration user interface, or
- if using a reverse-proxy, strip query parameters when accessing the administration interface
### References
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/
Thanks to Shivansh Khari (@Shivansh-Khari) for discovering and reporting this vulnerability
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/security/advisories/GHSA-hrgx-7j6v-xj82
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0087
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/commit/96bf833a23b1a0a5d365cf394467a943cc481b38
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c9d7374f-2cb9-4bac-9c90-a965942f413e