NocoDB: Missing Ownership Check in MCP Attachment Read
Summary
A low-privilege MCP token holder with knowledge of an attachment path could read any
file in shared storage, including attachments belonging to other bases and workspaces,
because the MCP readAttachment tool did not verify the file's ownership.
Details
The MCP readAttachment tool accepts caller-supplied path/url values and streams
the file via the storage adapter. The handler now looks up the path in
nc_file_references and requires a non-deleted row whose base_id matches the
caller's MCP context before streaming; otherwise it returns
Attachment is not accessible from this MCP context. The lookup tolerates both
download/uploads/... and uploads/... styles.
Impact
Arbitrary read against shared storage scoped to attachments the caller's MCP context should not see. Exploitation requires an MCP token and a known attachment path.
Credit
This issue was reported by @helwor-01.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | nocodb | < 2026.05.1 | 2026.05.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-639- Platform
- npm
- Package
nocodb- Disclosed
- 05.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xxpj-q764-9r6q - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: nocodb
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 54
- First → latest
- 06.2022 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 13
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 7
- Medium 41
- Low 6
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 43
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