PhotoPrism AlbumCover resource injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PhotoPrism. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AlbumCover Handler. The manipulation results in resource injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-72540. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhotoPrism (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component AlbumCover Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-99. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An insecure direct object reference vulnerability in PhotoPrism through commit bb0b933 allows any user with a valid preview token to retrieve the original-resolution cover photo of any album. The AlbumCover handler does not verify that the requesting user is authorized to access the specified album before serving the cover image. An attacker with any valid preview token can enumerate and download album cover images belonging to other users.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-72540 since 08/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch bb0b933 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource injection
CWE: CWE-99
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: bb0b933

Timelineinfo

08/10/2026 CVE reserved
08/11/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-72540 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388050

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2026 13:36
Changes: 08/11/2026 13:36 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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