SQL injection in OwnTone Server via MPD sticker find command
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- 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-89.
Summary
OwnTone Server from 0 through 29.3 has an SQL injection flaw in mpd_sticker_find() that lets unauthenticated remote attackers inject SQL through the URI argument (CWE-89). Remote attackers can bypass path restrictions and enumerate all media files with their filesystem paths and metadata.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
OwnTone Server through 29.3 contains an sql injection vulnerability in mpd_sticker_find() in src/mpd.c that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject SQL via the URI argument. Attackers can send a crafted 'sticker find song' command to the MPD listener on TCP port 6600 to bypass path restrictions and enumerate all media files with filesystem paths and metadata.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for OwnTone Server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120441
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-fhcc-7j5h-5hf8
References
More owntone vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39393 A NULL pointer dereference in the dacp_reply_playqueueedit_move function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-39392 A NULL pointer dereference in the parse_meta function (src/httpd_daap.c) of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35462 NULL pointer dereference in the dacp_reply_playqueueedit_clear function in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-15987 OwnTone (aka owntone-server) through 28.1 has a use-after-free in net_bind() in misc.c. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35461 NULL pointer dereference in the daap_reply_groups function in src/httpd_daap.c in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-30047 OwnTone Server < 29.1 Race Condition DoS via DAAP Login CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-120441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhcc-7j5h-5hf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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