CVE-2026-46552: NocoDB Shared-base Link Access Can Invite Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-chqv-vrj7-qffp",
  "modified" : "2026-07-20T21:16:41Z",
  "published" : "2026-05-21T20:35:56Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-46552" ],
  "summary" : "NocoDB: Shared-base link access can invite arbitrary users as persistent base members",
  "details" : "### Summary\n\nShared-base sessions were granted the same base-member capabilities as authenticated viewers. Using only the shared-base UUID (`xc-shared-base-id`), an attacker could enumerate base members and invite an arbitrary email into the base as a real member. The invited user could then redeem the invite via the normal signup flow and retain authenticated access even after the owner revoked the shared link.\n\n### Details\n\nShared-base sessions were mapped to `ProjectRoles.VIEWER` in `packages/nocodb/src/strategies/base-view.strategy/base-view.strategy.ts`, and `packages/nocodb/src/utils/acl.ts` granted `baseUserList` and `userInvite` to that role. The shared frontend (`packages/nc-gui/composables/useApi/interceptors.ts`) deliberately removed auth headers in favour of the shared-base header, but the ACL middleware did not distinguish shared sessions from genuine viewers.\n\nThe end-to-end chain:\n\n- `GET /api/v2/meta/bases/:baseId/users` returned the member list to shared-base callers (`@Acl('baseUserList')`).\n- `POST /api/v2/meta/bases/:baseId/users` accepted an invite from shared-base callers (`@Acl('userInvite')`); `base-users.service.ts` inserted a real `nc_users_v2` row with `invite_token` and a `nc_base_users_v2` row for the target base, with `invited_by = null`.\n- The invited account redeemed the invite through the normal signup path (`users.service.ts`), gaining a persistent JWT scoped to the base.\n- Revoking the shared link did not affect the redeemed account.\n\n### Impact\n\n- Confidentiality: shared-base link exposes member email addresses.\n- Integrity: shared-base link can mutate base ACL state by creating new members.\n- Persistence: link-based access converts into durable authenticated access that survives revocation of the share.\n\n### Credit\n\nThis issue was reported by [@0xmrma](https://github.com/0xmrma).",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "nocodb"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "last_affected" : "0.301.3"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-chqv-vrj7-qffp"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46552"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-285" ],
    "severity" : "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-05-21T20:35:56Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-06-23T21:16:58Z"
  }
}