When a tenant admin is logged out of the root domain (e.g., saltcorn.com) but logged in to their own tenant space as admin, they can simply append /tenant/create to their tenant URL. The system reads the role from the tenant context (admin), and a new tenant is created on the root domain (in PUBLIC SCHEMA > _sc_tenants), rather than in the tenant's own _sc_tenants table.
If the same logic applies to other routes, a tenant admin effectively gains admin rights on the root domain.
A tenant-created subtenant appears under the Saltcorn public schema instead of the tenant's own schema.
role_id=1 is required for tenant creation on saltcorn.com (only admin can create tenants), existing tenant admins can still create new tenants because their local role_id:1 is evaluated against the root domain.role_to_create_tenant is set to 0 in the tenant's _sc_config schema, or removed entirely, the tenant admin can still create sub-tenants on the root domain — suggesting role_to_create_tenant is not being read at all.Tenant admins gain unauthorized admin-level access to the root domain. Any authenticated tenant admin can perform privileged operations (e.g., creating tenants) on the root domain by exploiting the role context mismatch.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 4.0 | — |
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| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-9237-rg5p-rhfw ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | First patched | Vulnerable functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @saltcorn/data | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | — |
| npm | @saltcorn/data | >= 1.5.0-beta.0, < 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 | — |
| npm | @saltcorn/data | >= 1.6.0-alpha.0, < 1.6.0-beta.2 | 1.6.0-beta.2 | — |