Missing authorization in AzuraCast station waveform endpoints
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
AzuraCast before 0.24.0 has a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the GET and POST /api/station/{station_id}/waveform/{media_id} routes, which lack permission checks. Any authenticated user without a station assignment can read another station's cached waveform JSON and overwrite it with attacker-supplied data, corrupting Visual Cue Editor data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
AzuraCast before 0.24.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the GET and POST /api/station/{station_id}/waveform/{media_id} routes, which lack Permissions middleware. Any authenticated user without station assignment can read another station's cached waveform JSON and overwrite it with attacker-supplied data, corrupting Visual Cue Editor data.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
AzuraCast 0.24.0 fixes the issue, so upgrade AzuraCast to version 0.24.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA AzuraCast (AzuraCast) Fixed in 0.24.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
AzuraCast 0.24.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84313 Server-side request forgery in AzuraCast webhook connectorsPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-84315 Stored CSV formula injection in AzuraCast bulk media exportPriority LOW 23
- TI-2026-84314 AzuraCast CRLF Injection via Mount display_name in PLS PlaylistPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121430
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p6h-gpj3-x86x
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More AzuraCast vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02372 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in azuracast/azuracast CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-64985 AzuraCast before 0.23.8 DQL Injection via sortOrder CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-64994 AzuraCast before 0.23.6 Code Injection via Remote Relay Password CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-64990 AzuraCast before 0.23.8 Command Injection via Streamer Username CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-53672 AzuraCast through 0.23.8 Liquidsoap Configuration Write via Profile Edit Serialization Group Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-30886 AzuraCast: Password Reset Poisoning via Untrusted X-Forwarded-Host Header Leads to Account Takeover and 2FA Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-121430 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121430 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p6h-gpj3-x86x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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