LibrePhotos < 1.0.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference in SetPhotosShared Endpoint
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
LibrePhotos before 1.0.0 contains a broken object level authorization vulnerability in the SetPhotosShared endpoint that allows authenticated users to grant themselves access to other users' private photos by bypassing ownership validation. Attackers can manipulate shared_to relations without proper owner checks to read arbitrary private photos belonging to other users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00339 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed librephotos (LibrePhotos): 1.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibrePhotos | librephotos | before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- librephotos VendorLibrePhotos Affected before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA librephotos (LibrePhotos) Fixed in 1.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6649-8h33-mv2c
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-57943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6649-8h33-mv2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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