GHSA-7ch3-7pp7-7cpq

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GHSA-7ch3-7pp7-7cpq

Summary: Datasette 1.0 alpha series leaks names of databases and tables to unauthenticated users

Details: ### Impact This bug affects Datasette instances running a Datasette 1.0 alpha - 1.0a0, 1.0a1, 1.0a2 or 1.0a3 - in an online accessible location but with authentication enabled using a plugin such as [datasette-auth-passwords](https://datasette.io/plugins/datasette-auth-passwords). The `/-/api` API explorer endpoint could reveal the names of both databases and tables - but not their contents - to an unauthenticated user. ### Patches Datasette 1.0a4 has a fix for this issue. ### Workarounds To work around this issue, block all traffic to the `/-/api` endpoint. This can be done with a proxy such as Apache or NGINX, or by installing the [datasette-block](https://datasette.io/plugins/datasette-block) plugin and adding the following configuration to your `metadata.json` or `metadata.yml` file: ```json { "plugins": { "datasette-block": { "prefixes": ["/-/api"] } } } ``` This will block access to the API explorer but will still allow access to the Datasette read or write JSON APIs, as those use different URL patterns within the Datasette `/database` hierarchy.

References: https://github.com/simonw/datasette/security/advisories/GHSA-7ch3-7pp7-7cpq, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40570, https://github.com/simonw/datasette/commit/01e0558825b8f7ec17d3b691aa072daf122fcc74, https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/datasette/PYSEC-2023-154.yaml, https://github.com/simonw/datasette