The github-issue-bot templates in appwrite/templates verify the GitHub webhook signature with an inverted condition. verifyWebhook in node/github-issue-bot/src/github.js and in node-typescript/github-issue-bot/src/github.ts returns "typeof signature !== 'string' || (await verify(...))", so when the X-Hub-Signature-256 header is absent the first operand is true, the logical OR short-circuits, and the function reports success without performing any HMAC verification. main.js rejects a request only when verifyWebhook returns false, so an unauthenticated request carrying no signature passes the check. Processing then continues to postComment, which takes the repository and issue objects directly from the request body, letting the caller direct the deployed function to post a comment on a repository and issue of their choosing using the configured GITHUB_TOKEN, with the issue author login from the body interpolated into the comment text.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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appwrite templates unaffected
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0 affected ≤ 1.1.2

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https://github.com/appwrite/templates cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/appwrite/templates/blob/1.1.2/node-typescript/github-issue-bot/src/github.ts cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/appwrite/templates/blob/1.1.2/node/github-issue-bot/src/github.js cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/appwrite/templates/blob/1.1.2/node/github-issue-bot/src/main.js cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/appwrite/templates/issues/350 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/appwrite-templates-github-issue-bot-skips-webhook-signature-verification-when-the-x-hub-signature-256-header-is-absent cve-icon cve-icon
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description The github-issue-bot templates in appwrite/templates verify the GitHub webhook signature with an inverted condition. verifyWebhook in node/github-issue-bot/src/github.js and in node-typescript/github-issue-bot/src/github.ts returns "typeof signature !== 'string' || (await verify(...))", so when the X-Hub-Signature-256 header is absent the first operand is true, the logical OR short-circuits, and the function reports success without performing any HMAC verification. main.js rejects a request only when verifyWebhook returns false, so an unauthenticated request carrying no signature passes the check. Processing then continues to postComment, which takes the repository and issue objects directly from the request body, letting the caller direct the deployed function to post a comment on a repository and issue of their choosing using the configured GITHUB_TOKEN, with the issue author login from the body interpolated into the comment text.
Title Appwrite Templates github-issue-bot Skips Webhook Signature Verification When the X-Hub-Signature-256 Header Is Absent
Weaknesses CWE-347
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T19:48:51.102Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:16:31.372Z

Link: CVE-2026-72861

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T20:17:46.190

Modified: 2026-08-20T20:17:46.190

Link: CVE-2026-72861

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Updated: 2026-08-21T01:30:05Z

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