CVE-2021-41088High· 8.0▾ TwilightElvish vulnerable to remote code execution via the web UI backend
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 44 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Last analysed / modified upstream
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Elvish's backend for the experimental web UI (started by elvish -web) hosts an endpoint that allows executing the code sent from the web UI.
The backend does not check the origin of requests correctly. As a result, if the user has the web UI backend open and visits a compromised or malicious website, the website can send arbitrary code to the endpoint in localhost.
All Elvish releases since 0.14.0 no longer include the experimental web UI, although it is still possible for the user to build a version from source that includes it.
The issue can be patched for previous versions by removing the web UI (found in web, pkg/web or pkg/prog/web, depending on the exact version).
Do not use the experimental web UI.
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [email protected].
github.com/elves/elvish < 0.14.0Upgrade to a patched release:
github.com/elves/elvish 0.14.0