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CVE-2026-33221

LOW
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345)
2026-03-18 https://github.com/nhost/nhost GHSA-g9f6-9775-hffm

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 18, 2026 - 20:30 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 18, 2026 - 20:30 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 18, 2026 - 20:21 nvd
LOW

DescriptionNVD

Summary

The storage service's file upload handler trusts the client-provided Content-Type header without performing server-side MIME type detection. This allows an attacker to upload files with an arbitrary MIME type, bypassing any MIME-type-based restrictions configured on storage buckets.

Affected Component

  • Service: services/storage
  • File: services/storage/controller/upload_files.go
  • Function: getMultipartFile (lines 48-70)

Root Cause

In getMultipartFile, if the client provides a non-empty Content-Type header that isn't application/octet-stream, the function returns it as-is without performing content-based detection:

go
contentType := file.header.Header.Get("Content-Type")
if contentType != "" && contentType != "application/octet-stream" {
    return fileContent, contentType, nil // skip detection entirely
}

// mimetype.DetectReader only reached if client sends no Content-Type
// or sends application/octet-stream
mt, err := mimetype.DetectReader(fileContent)

Impact

Incorrect MIME type in file metadata. The MIME type stored in file metadata reflects what the client claims rather than what the file actually contains. Any system consuming this metadata (browsers, CDNs, applications) may handle the file incorrectly based on the spoofed type.

Suggested Fix

Always detect MIME type from file content using mimetype.DetectReader, ignoring the client-provided Content-Type header entirely.

References

  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

AnalysisAI

The Nhost storage service's file upload handler trusts the client-provided Content-Type header without performing server-side MIME type detection, allowing attackers to upload files with spoofed MIME types that bypass bucket-level MIME restrictions. This affects the Go module github.com/nhost/nhost and could cause downstream systems (browsers, CDNs, applications) to mishandle files based on false type metadata. …

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