CVE-2026-41278: Flowise Public Chatflow Endpoints Return Unsanitized Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-w47f-j8rh-wx87",
  "modified" : "2026-04-24T21:00:58Z",
  "published" : "2026-04-17T21:34:30Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-41278" ],
  "summary" : "Flowise: Public chatflow endpoints return unsanitized flowData including plaintext API keys, passwords, and credential IDs",
  "details" : "### Summary\n\nThe `GET /api/v1/public-chatflows/:id` endpoint returns the full chatflow object **without sanitization** for public chatflows. Docker validation revealed this is worse than initially assessed: the `sanitizeFlowDataForPublicEndpoint` function does NOT exist in the released v3.0.13 Docker image. Both `public-chatflows` AND `public-chatbotConfig` return completely raw flowData including credential IDs, plaintext API keys, and password-type fields.\n\n### Root Cause\n\n```typescript\n// packages/server/src/controllers/chatflows/index.ts:218-220\nconst chatflow = await chatflowsService.getChatflowById(req.params.id)\nif (!chatflow) return res.status(StatusCodes.NOT_FOUND).json(...)\nif (chatflow.isPublic) return res.status(StatusCodes.OK).json(chatflow) // ← NO sanitization!\n```\n\n### Docker Validation (v3.0.13)\n\nCreated public chatflow with credential IDs and passwords in flowData:\n```json\n{\n  \"flowData\": \"{\\\"nodes\\\":[{\\\"data\\\":{\\\"credential\\\":\\\"e92a39bf-...\\\",\\\"inputs\\\":{\\\"password\\\":\\\"sk-supersecretkey123\\\",\\\"apiKey\\\":\\\"should-not-leak\\\"}}}]}\"\n}\n```\n\nThe `sanitizeFlowDataForPublicEndpoint` function only exists in unreleased HEAD, and even there, only `public-chatbotConfig` calls it — `public-chatflows` never does.\n\n### Impact\n\n- **Credential IDs** leaked — enables OAuth2 token theft chain (Finding 1)\n- **Plaintext API keys and passwords** leaked — direct third-party account compromise\n- **Node configurations** leaked — reveals internal architecture and endpoint URLs\n- Both `public-chatflows` and `public-chatbotConfig` are affected in the released version\n\n### Suggested Fix\n\nApply sanitization to both public endpoints:\n\n```typescript\nconst sanitized = sanitizeFlowDataForPublicEndpoint(chatflow)\nreturn res.status(StatusCodes.OK).json(sanitized)\n```\n\nEnsure the sanitization function strips all `credential`, `password`, `apiKey`, and `secretKey` fields from `flowData`.\n\n---\n\n## References\n\n- `packages/server/src/controllers/chatflows/index.ts` lines 209-236\n- `packages/server/src/utils/sanitizeFlowData.ts` lines 11-34 (exists only in unreleased HEAD)\n\n## Credits\n- Shinobi Security - https://github.com/shinobisecurity",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
  }, {
    "type" : "CVSS_V4",
    "score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "flowise"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "3.1.0"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 3.0.13"
    }
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise/security/advisories/GHSA-w47f-j8rh-wx87"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41278"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-04-17T21:34:30Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-04-23T20:16:16Z"
  }
}