GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c Flowise is vulnerable to arbitrary file exposure through its ReadFileTool

Not scored Published 10 Oct 2025

Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via the ReadFileTool, potentially leading to remote command execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c?

GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c is a path traversal vulnerability in flowise, published on 10 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Summary

The ReadFileTool in Flowise does not restrict file path access, allowing authenticated attackers to exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files from the file system, potentially leading to remote command execution.

Details

Flowise supports providing ReadFileTool for large models to read files in the server's file system. The implementation of this tool is located at packages/components/nodes/tools/ReadFile/ReadFile.ts.

/**
 * Class for reading files from the disk. Extends the StructuredTool
 * class.
 */
export class ReadFileTool extends StructuredTool {
    static lc_name() {
        return &#39;ReadFileTool&#39;
    }

    schema = z.object({
        file_path: z.string().describe(&#39;name of file&#39;)
    }) as any

    name = &#39;read_file&#39;

    description = &#39;Read file from disk&#39;

    store: BaseFileStore

    constructor({ store }: ReadFileParams) {
        super(...arguments)

        this.store = store
    }

    async _call({ file_path }: z.infer&lt;typeof this.schema&gt;) {
        return await this.store.readFile(file_path)
    }
}

The tool directly uses the file_path parameter passed to it without verifying whether the path belongs to Flowise's working directory. Authenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to read any known file on the server. For example, if the victim deploys in a Docker environment, the attacker could attempt to read sensitive files such as /root/.flowise/encryption.key, /root/.flowise/database.sqlite, and obtain sensitive information. If the victim does not use a Docker environment for deployment, the attacker could try reading sensitive files like /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /root/.ssh/id_rsa, further achieving the effect of remote command execution.

PoC

This file reading vulnerability has been verified to exist in the latest Flowise Docker image (https://hub.docker.com/layers/flowiseai/flowise/latest/images/sha256-26300377397818a451e0710389eb77615256b0f3ecc895194850ab35dda3ae7b). The reproduction steps are as follows:

Pull the Flowise Docker image

docker pull flowiseai/flowise

Start the Flowise service

docker run -d --name flowise -p 3000:3000 flowise

Access the Flowise service at server ip:3000 in the browser and register an account
Save the following content as agent.json

{
  &#34;nodes&#34;: [
    {
      &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0&#34;,
      &#34;type&#34;: &#34;agentFlow&#34;,
      &#34;position&#34;: {
        &#34;x&#34;: -203,
        &#34;y&#34;: 37
      },
      &#34;data&#34;: {
        &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0&#34;,
        &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Start&#34;,
        &#34;version&#34;: 1.1,
        &#34;name&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow&#34;,
        &#34;type&#34;: &#34;Start&#34;,
        &#34;color&#34;: &#34;#7EE787&#34;,
        &#34;hideInput&#34;: true,
        &#34;baseClasses&#34;: [
          &#34;Start&#34;
        ],
        &#34;category&#34;: &#34;Agent Flows&#34;,
        &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Starting point of the agentflow&#34;,
        &#34;inputParams&#34;: [
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Input Type&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;startInputType&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;options&#34;,
            &#34;options&#34;: [
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Chat Input&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;chatInput&#34;,
                &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Start the conversation with chat input&#34;
              },
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Form Input&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;formInput&#34;,
                &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Start the workflow with form inputs&#34;
              }
            ],
            &#34;default&#34;: &#34;chatInput&#34;,
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-startInputType-options&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: true
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Form Title&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;formTitle&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
            &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Please Fill Out The Form&#34;,
            &#34;show&#34;: {
              &#34;startInputType&#34;: &#34;formInput&#34;
            },
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-formTitle-string&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: false
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Form Description&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;formDescription&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
            &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Complete all fields below to continue&#34;,
            &#34;show&#34;: {
              &#34;startInputType&#34;: &#34;formInput&#34;
            },
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-formDescription-string&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: false
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Form Input Types&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;formInputTypes&#34;,
            &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Specify the type of form input&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;array&#34;,
            &#34;show&#34;: {
              &#34;startInputType&#34;: &#34;formInput&#34;
            },
            &#34;array&#34;: [
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Type&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;type&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;options&#34;,
                &#34;options&#34;: [
                  {
                    &#34;label&#34;: &#34;String&#34;,
                    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;string&#34;
                  },
                  {
                    &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Number&#34;,
                    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;number&#34;
                  },
                  {
                    &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Boolean&#34;,
                    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;boolean&#34;
                  },
                  {
                    &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Options&#34;,
                    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;options&#34;
                  }
                ],
                &#34;default&#34;: &#34;string&#34;
              },
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Label&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;label&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
                &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Label for the input&#34;
              },
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Variable Name&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;name&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
                &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Variable name for the input (must be camel case)&#34;,
                &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Variable name must be camel case. For example: firstName, lastName, etc.&#34;
              },
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Add Options&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;addOptions&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;array&#34;,
                &#34;show&#34;: {
                  &#34;formInputTypes[$index].type&#34;: &#34;options&#34;
                },
                &#34;array&#34;: [
                  {
                    &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Option&#34;,
                    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;option&#34;,
                    &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-formInputTypes-array&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: false
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Ephemeral Memory&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;startEphemeralMemory&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;boolean&#34;,
            &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Start fresh for every execution without past chat history&#34;,
            &#34;optional&#34;: true,
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-startEphemeralMemory-boolean&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: true
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Flow State&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;startState&#34;,
            &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Runtime state during the execution of the workflow&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;array&#34;,
            &#34;optional&#34;: true,
            &#34;array&#34;: [
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Key&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;key&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
                &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Foo&#34;
              },
              {
                &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Value&#34;,
                &#34;name&#34;: &#34;value&#34;,
                &#34;type&#34;: &#34;string&#34;,
                &#34;placeholder&#34;: &#34;Bar&#34;,
                &#34;optional&#34;: true
              }
            ],
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-startState-array&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: true
          },
          {
            &#34;label&#34;: &#34;Persist State&#34;,
            &#34;name&#34;: &#34;startPersistState&#34;,
            &#34;type&#34;: &#34;boolean&#34;,
            &#34;description&#34;: &#34;Persist the state in the same session&#34;,
            &#34;optional&#34;: true,
            &#34;id&#34;: &#34;startAgentflow_0-input-startPersistState-boolean&#34;,
            &#34;display&#34;: true
          }
        ],
        &#34;inputAnchors&#34;: [],
        &#34;inputs&#34;: {
          &#34;startInputType&#34;: &#34;chatInput&#34;,
          &#34;formTitle&#34;: &#34;&#34;,
          &#34;formDescription&#34;: &#34;&#34;,
          &#34;formInputTypes&#34;: &#34;&#34;,
          &#34;startEphemeralMemory&#34;: &#34;&#34;,
          &#34;startState&#34;: &#34;&#34;,
          &#34;startPersistState

Which versions are affected by GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including flowise and flowise-components.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`flowise` npm	All versions	`3.0.8`
`flowise` npm	All versions	`3.0.8`
`flowise-components` npm	All versions	`3.0.8`
`flowise-components` npm	All versions	`3.0.8`

How do I fix GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c?

Upgrade flowise to 3.0.8 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-j44m-5v8f-gc9c in the wild and no public exploit code.