GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in nocodb. A fix is available for nocodb — see the affected versions and patch details below.
NocoDB Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting on Reset Password Page
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-wf6c-hrhf-86cw.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,145 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
nocodbnpmDescription
Summary
The API endpoint related to the password reset function is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting.
Details
Throughout the source-code analysis, it has been found that the endpoint /api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/:tokenId is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting.
The flaw occurs due to implementation of the client-side template engine ejs, specifically on file resetPassword.ts where the template is using the insecure function “<%-“
https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/ui/auth/resetPassword.ts#L71
which is rendered by the function renderPasswordReset:
https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/blob/ba5a191b33259d984fc92df225f7d82ede2ddb56/packages/nocodb/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts#L251
PoC
Send the request below to a vulnerable instance:
/api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/asdsad%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%3C%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E%61%6C%65%72%74%28%31%29%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E/
Impact
The vulnerability affect end-users, allowing an attacker to craft and send a malicious link to the victim which leads running script on their browser.
Credits
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | nocodb | all versions | 0.258.0npm install nocodb@0.258.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nocodb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update nocodb to 0.258.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-wf6c-hrhf-86cw -u https://target- Template
- NocoDB < 0.258.0 - Reflected XSS in Password Reset
- Severity
- medium
- Impact
- Attackers can execute malicious scripts in victims' browsers, potentially stealing cookies, session tokens, or performing actions on behalf of users.
- Remediation
- Update to version 0.258.0 or later.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (0x_Akoko), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-wf6c-hrhf-86cw across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.