Privilege escalation to admin from a low-privileged user via SVG upload in Jellyfin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Jellyfin is an open source self hosted media server. The Jellyfin user profile image upload accepts SVG files, allowing for a stored XSS attack against an admin user via a specially crafted malicious SVG file. When viewed by an admin outside of the Jellyfin Web UI (e.g. via "view image" in a browser), this malicious SVG file could interact with the browser's LocalStorage and retrieve an AccessToken, which in turn can be used in an API call to elevate the target user to a Jellyfin administrator. The actual attack vector is unlikely to be exploited, as it requires specific actions by the administrator to view the SVG image outside of Jellyfin's WebUI, i.e. it is not a passive attack. The underlying exploit mechanism is solved by PR #12490, which forces attached images (including the potential malicious SVG) to be treated as attachments and thus downloaded by browsers, rather than viewed. This prevents exploitation of the LocalStorage of the browser. This PR has been merged and the relevant code changes are included in release version 10.9.10. All users are advised to upgrade.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jellyfin (jellyfin) Fixed in 10.9.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43801
References
More Jellyfin vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04500 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2023-26761 Argument Injection in FFmpeg codec parameters in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-10203 Unauthenticated GET requests through Remote Image endpoints CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2023-09464 In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a playlist is vulnerable to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-09463 In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a collection is vulnerable to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-24405 Jellyfin Possible Organization/Secret Compromise from dangerous CI implementation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
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