CVE-2026-57943 LibrePhotos < 1.0.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference in SetPhotosShared Endpoint
Authenticated users can bypass ownership checks to access other users' private photos in LibrePhotos.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-57943?
CVE-2026-57943 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in librephotos, published on 29 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-57943?
How do I fix CVE-2026-57943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-57943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-57943 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-57943 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6649-8h33-mv2c.