Advisories

n8n before 2.46.1 Arbitrary File Read via Browser Use browser_upload Tool

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Severity
medium
Date
Affecting
  • n8n >= 2.46.0, < 2.46.1

  • n8n >= 0, < 2.45.5

  • n8n >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.1

CWE
  • CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
CVSS
6.0
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
sm1ee
Description
n8n before 2.46.1 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows authenticated members to read server files by supplying absolute paths to the Browser Use browser_upload tool. Attackers with a connected remote browser session can have Playwright read files such as instance configuration from the n8n server and retrieve their contents from the page.

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