Reflected cross-site scripting issue in Datasette
Description
Datasette is an open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data. The ?_trace=1 debugging feature in Datasette does not correctly escape generated HTML, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. This vulnerability is particularly relevant if your Datasette installation includes authenticated features using plugins such as datasette-auth-passwords as an attacker could use the vulnerability to access protected data. Datasette 0.57 and 0.56.1 both include patches for this issue. If you run Datasette behind a proxy you can workaround this issue by rejecting any incoming requests with ?_trace= or &_trace= in their query string parameters.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
datasettePyPI | < 0.56.1 | 0.56.1 |
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gff3-739c-gxfqghsaADVISORY
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xw7c-jx9m-xh5gghsaADVISORY
- datasette.io/plugins/datasette-auth-passwordsghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/datasette/PYSEC-2021-89.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1360ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/simonw/datasette/security/advisories/GHSA-xw7c-jx9m-xh5gghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- pypi.org/project/datasetteghsaWEB
- pypi.org/project/datasette/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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