@saltcorn/data: Tenant user role is used for tenant creation role check
Summary
When a tenant admin is logged out of the root domain (e.g., saltcorn.com) but logged in to their own tenant space as admin, they can simply append /tenant/create to their tenant URL. The system reads the role from the tenant context (admin), and a new tenant is created on the root domain (in PUBLIC SCHEMA > _sc_tenants), rather than in the tenant's own _sc_tenants table.
If the same logic applies to other routes, a tenant admin effectively gains admin rights on the root domain.
PoC
A tenant-created subtenant appears under the Saltcorn public schema instead of the tenant's own schema.
- Even when
role_id=1is required for tenant creation on saltcorn.com (only admin can create tenants), existing tenant admins can still create new tenants because their localrole_id:1is evaluated against the root domain. - Even when
role_to_create_tenantis set to0in the tenant's_sc_configschema, or removed entirely, the tenant admin can still create sub-tenants on the root domain — suggestingrole_to_create_tenantis not being read at all.
Impact
Tenant admins gain unauthorized admin-level access to the root domain. Any authenticated tenant admin can perform privileged operations (e.g., creating tenants) on the root domain by exploiting the role context mismatch.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | @saltcorn/data | < 1.4.4, >= 1.5.0-beta.0, < 1.5.2, >= 1.6.0-alpha.0, < 1.6.0-beta.2 | 1.4.4, 1.5.2, 1.6.0-beta.2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863- Platform
- npm
- Package
@saltcorn/data- Disclosed
- 22.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9237-rg5p-rhfw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: @saltcorn/data
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- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 04.2026 04.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 2
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