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datasette 0.65.5

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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesDatasette 0.65.5 and 1.0a40 patch table permission bypass tracked as GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2mMerged summary & timeline
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Datasette 0.65.5 patches a permission bypass where a trailing newline in a table name could expose private rows (GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m).

Datasette 0.65.5 fixes a security issue tracked as GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m in which a trailing newline in a requested table name bypassed table permission checks and exposed private rows. The flaw was reported by dpfkdlemtp. The same fix is included in the 1.0a40 alpha release.

Key facts
  • Trailing newline in a table name bypassed table permission checks
  • Bypass could expose private rows on affected Datasette instances
  • Tracked as GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m, reported by dpfkdlemtp
  • Fix also carried in the 1.0a40 alpha branch
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Release: datasette 0. 65. 5 Security fix for an issue where a trailing newline in a requested table name could bypass table permissions and expose private rows, reported by dpfkdlemtp in GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m .

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