Crayfish allows Remote Code Execution via Homarus Authorization header
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Crayfish is a collection of Islandora 8 microservices, one of which, Homarus, provides FFmpeg as a microservice. Prior to Crayfish version 4.1.0, remote code execution may be possible in web-accessible installations of Homarus in certain configurations. The issue has been patched in `islandora/crayfish:4.1.0`. Some workarounds are available. The exploit requires making a request against the Homarus's `/convert` endpoint; therefore, the ability to exploit is much reduced if the microservice is not directly accessible from the Internet, so: Prevent general access from the Internet from hitting Homarus. Alternatively or additionally, configure auth in Crayfish to be more strongly required, such that requests with `Authorization` headers that do not validate are rejected before the problematic CLI interpolation occurs.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islandora | Crayfish | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | islandora/crayfish (Packagist) | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mm6v-68qp-f9fw |
- Crayfish VendorIslandora Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available CNA
- islandora/crayfish (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available GHSA-mm6v-68qp-f9fw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Crayfish (Islandora) Fixed in 4.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-mm6v-68qp-f9fw islandora/crayfish (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm6v-68qp-f9fw
References
More Islandora vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-02778 Islandora - Moderately critical - Arbitrary file upload, Cross-site scripting - SA-CONTRIB-2026-016 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-25286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-25286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm6v-68qp-f9fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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