GHSA-pr9r-gxgp-9rm8
n8n Vulnerable to Denial of Service via Malformed Binary Data Requests
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Details
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## Summary
Denial of Service vulnerability in `/rest/binary-data` endpoint when processing empty filesystem URIs (`filesystem://` or `filesystem-v2://`).
### Impact
This is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to cause service unavailability through malformed filesystem URI requests. The vulnerability affects:
- The `/rest/binary-data` endpoint
- n8n.cloud instances (confirmed HTTP/2 524 timeout responses)
Attackers can exploit this by sending GET requests with empty filesystem URIs (`filesystem://` or `filesystem-v2://`) to the `/rest/binary-data` endpoint, causing resource exhaustion and service disruption.
### Patches
The issue has been patched in [1.99.0](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.99.0).
All users should upgrade to this version or later.
The fix introduces strict checking of URI patterns.
Patch commit: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/16229
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.