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Server-side request forgery in Jellyfin profile image handling

Priority LOW 32CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Jellyfin through 12.4 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability (CWE-918) that lets authenticated users bypass SvgSecurityValidator by embedding gzip-compressed SVG in non-SVG image data URIs. Attackers can upload such profile images via POST /UserImage, then trigger unauthenticated rendering via GET /UserImage to fetch internal URLs, read local image files, or exhaust memory.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Jellyfin through 12.4 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that lets authenticated users bypass SvgSecurityValidator by embedding gzip-compressed SVG in non-SVG image data URIs. Attackers can upload such profile images via POST /UserImage, then trigger unauthenticated rendering via GET /UserImage to fetch internal URLs, read local image files, or exhaust memory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jellyfinjellyfinup to 12.4—No fix listedCNA
  • jellyfin Vendorjellyfin Affected up to 12.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jellyfin:jellyfin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——jellyfin
  • cpe:2.3:a:jellyfin:jellyfin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·jellyfin

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for jellyfin.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119549
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-5hqc-9wxw-2gfq
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

  • 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
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Sources