librephotos up to 0.x SetPhotosShared Endpoint authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in librephotos up to 0.x. This impacts an unknown function of the component SetPhotosShared Endpoint. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-57943. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in librephotos up to 0.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component SetPhotosShared Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared by George Chen as 1860. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-57943 since 06/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 325bd1f5fda71c6d56737aa09cfce0cb8106675a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-40161). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: librephotos 1.0.0
Patch: 325bd1f5fda71c6d56737aa09cfce0cb8106675a

Timelineinfo

06/26/2026 CVE reserved
06/29/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
06/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1860
Researcher: George Chen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-57943 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-57943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-374669
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2026 20:32
Updated: 06/29/2026 23:04
Changes: 06/29/2026 20:32 (79), 06/29/2026 23:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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