CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedBrowsertrix versions 1.15.0 to 1.22.8 are vulnerable due to improper sanitization of Git URLs in Custom Behaviors, enabling command injection by users with crawler or administrator permissions. This critical vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating-system commands, potentially compromising sensitive data such as application database records and proxy credentials. Organizations using Browsertrix, especially those with open registration or trial access, should prioritize upgrading to version 1.22.8 to mitigate this risk.
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Original NVD Description
Browsertrix is a high-fidelity, browser-based crawling service for web archiving that can be self-hosted or used through Webrecorder's hosted instance. From 1.15.0 until 1.22.8, Browsertrix improperly sanitizes Git URLs specified as Custom Behaviors, allowing command injection through /api/orgs/*/crawlconfigs/validate/custom-behavior. A user with crawler or administrator permission on the specific instance can supply a crafted Git URL that executes arbitrary operating-system commands in the backend pod. Open registration or hosted free-trial access can make the required role broadly obtainable. Successful exploitation can expose, modify, or delete application database records, archived items, browser profiles, storage data, proxy credentials, and other configured service data. This issue is fixed in version 1.22.8.