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Missing authorization in OSSN exposes album photos and stored files

Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Open Source Social Network (OSSN) through 10.1 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the album photo handler, which performs no access check. An unauthenticated remote attacker can download files by enumerating sequential file GUIDs, including friends-only album photos and other stored files. An exploit link is listed in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Open Source Social Network (OSSN) through 10.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ossn_album_page_handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to download files via album/getphoto and album/getcover. Attackers can enumerate sequential file GUIDs to retrieve friends-only album photos and other stored files without any access check.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
opensource-socialnetworkopensource-socialnetworkup to 10.1—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for opensource-socialnetwork.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108950
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-2j53-hvmv-r3h4
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-70532 Authorization bypass in OSSN exposes private message attachments CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-29910 Open Source Social Network (OSSN) Vulnerable to Resource Exhaustion via Malicious Image Processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-39373 OSSN (Open Source Social Network) 8.6 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-08475 An issue was discovered in Open Source Social Network (OSSN) through 5.3. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2025-39316 Open Source Social Network (OSSN) 8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources