GHSA-hj85-ph9q-78jg
GHSA-hj85-ph9q-78jg is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in nocodb. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-hj85-ph9q-78jg is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
NocoDB: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form View Redirect URL
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
nocodbnpmDescription
Summary
The shared form-view submit handler in NocoDB writes the form's redirect_url to window.location.href after a same-host check that does not validate the URL scheme. A user with editor role (or above) on any base can plant a javascript: URL in the form's redirect_url; when an authenticated viewer opens the share-link and submits the form, the payload executes in the NocoDB origin and can read the session token from localStorage["nocodb-gui-v2"].
Details
The vulnerable sink is in packages/nc-gui/composables/useSharedFormViewStore.ts:
isValidRedirectUrlvalidated onlytypeof === 'string'and non-empty trim — no scheme check.- The submit branch built an anchor element, compared
anchor.hosttowindow.location.host, and either pushState-reloaded (same host) or assignedwindow.location.href = redirectUrl(otherwise). - For non-network schemes such as
javascript:,data:,vbscript:, andfile:,anchor.hostis the empty string, so the same-host check is false and the code falls into the external-redirect branch — executing the URL same-origin in the NocoDB tab.
The redirect_url field is writable by any user with editor role on the base via the form-view PATCH endpoint, and the value is returned verbatim by the public shared-view meta endpoint, so no further privilege is required to weaponize a public form share.
Impact
- Same-origin script execution in the viewer's NocoDB tab. The payload runs in the NocoDB origin and can read the session token at
localStorage["nocodb-gui-v2"].token. - Action under the viewer's identity. With the token, an attacker can call authenticated APIs as the viewer, scoped to whatever workspaces, bases, and operations that viewer is permitted to use.
- Single-click viewer flow. Form share-links are the intended distribution channel for forms, so the phishing surface is on-brand; the form can be configured with a single hidden pre-filled required field to reduce the viewer flow to one click.
Credit
This issue was reported by @kah-ja (turingpoint.de).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | nocodb | all versions | 2026.05.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nocodb. 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 nocodb to 2026.05.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hj85-ph9q-78jg 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-hj85-ph9q-78jg is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-hj85-ph9q-78jg. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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