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GHSA-68J5-4M99-W9W9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-18 12:59 – Updated: 2026-03-20 21:16

Summary

File Browser has an Authorization Policy Bypass in Public Share Download Flow

Details

Summary

A permission enforcement flaw allows users without download privileges (download=false) to still expose and retrieve file content via public share links when they retain share privileges (share=true). This bypasses intended access control policy and enables unauthorized data exfiltration to unauthenticated users. Where download restrictions are used for data-loss prevention or role separation.

Details

The backend applies inconsistent authorization checks across download paths:

Direct raw download correctly enforces Perm.Download:
[raw.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/raw.go#82)
Share creation only enforces Perm.Share:
[share.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/share.go#21)
Public share/download handlers serve shared content without verifying owner Perm.Download:
public.go(filebrowser/http/public.go:18)
public.go(filebrowser/http/public.go:116)

As a result, a user who is blocked from direct downloads can create a share and obtain the same file via /api/public/dl/<hash>.

PoC

Create a non-admin user with:
perm.share = true
perm.download = false
Login as that user and upload a PDF file:
POST /api/resources/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf with Content-Type: application/pdf
Verify direct raw download is denied:
GET /api/raw/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf
Expected and observed: 202 Accepted (blocked)
Create share for same file:
POST /api/share/nodl_secret_<rand>.pdf
Observed: 200, response includes hash (example: qxfK3JMG)
Download publicly without authentication:
GET /api/public/dl/<hash>
Observed (vulnerable): 200, Content-Type: application/pdf, and PDF bytes are returned

Live evidence captured (March 1, 2026): - create user: 201 - create file: 200 - direct /api/raw: 202 Accepted - create share: 200 - public download /api/public/dl/mxK-ppZb: 200 - public download content-type: application/pdf - public download body length: 327 bytes

Impact

This is an access control / authorization policy bypass vulnerability.

Who can exploit: Any authenticated user granted share=true but denied download.
Who is impacted: Operators and organizations relying on download restrictions to prevent data export.
What can happen: Restricted users can still distribute and retrieve files publicly, including unauthenticated access through share URLs.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser"
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  "details": "### Summary\nA permission enforcement flaw allows users without download privileges (`download=false`) to still expose and retrieve file content via public share links when they retain share privileges (`share=true`). This bypasses intended access control policy and enables unauthorized data exfiltration to unauthenticated users. Where download restrictions are used for data-loss prevention or role separation.\n\n### Details\nThe backend applies inconsistent authorization checks across download paths:\n\n- Direct raw download correctly enforces `Perm.Download`:\n  - [[raw.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/raw.go#82)](filebrowser/http/raw.go:82)\n- Share creation only enforces `Perm.Share`:\n  - [[share.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/share.go#21)](filebrowser/http/share.go:21)\n- Public share/download handlers serve shared content without verifying owner `Perm.Download`:\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#18)(filebrowser/http/public.go:18)\n  - [public.go](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/http/public.go#116)(filebrowser/http/public.go:116)\n\nAs a result, a user who is blocked from direct downloads can create a share and obtain the same file via `/api/public/dl/\u003chash\u003e`.\n\n### PoC\n\n1. Create a non-admin user with:\n- `perm.share = true`\n- `perm.download = false`\n\n2. Login as that user and upload a **PDF** file:\n- `POST /api/resources/nodl_secret_\u003crand\u003e.pdf` with `Content-Type: application/pdf`\n\n3. Verify direct raw download is denied:\n- `GET /api/raw/nodl_secret_\u003crand\u003e.pdf`\n- Expected and observed: `202 Accepted` (blocked)\n\n4. Create share for same file:\n- `POST /api/share/nodl_secret_\u003crand\u003e.pdf`\n- Observed: `200`, response includes `hash` (example: `qxfK3JMG`)\n\n5. Download publicly without authentication:\n- `GET /api/public/dl/\u003chash\u003e`\n- Observed (vulnerable): `200`, `Content-Type: application/pdf`, and PDF bytes are returned\n\nLive evidence captured (March 1, 2026):\n- `create user`: `201`\n- `create file`: `200`\n- `direct /api/raw`: `202 Accepted`\n- `create share`: `200`\n- `public download /api/public/dl/mxK-ppZb`: `200`\n- `public download content-type`: `application/pdf`\n- `public download body length`: `327` bytes\n\n### Impact\nThis is an **access control / authorization policy bypass** vulnerability.\n\n- **Who can exploit:** Any authenticated user granted `share=true` but denied `download`.\n- **Who is impacted:** Operators and organizations relying on download restrictions to prevent data export.\n- **What can happen:** Restricted users can still distribute and retrieve files publicly, including unauthenticated access through share URLs.",
  "id": "GHSA-68j5-4m99-w9w9",
  "modified": "2026-03-20T21:16:13Z",
  "published": "2026-03-18T12:59:12Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32761"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser"
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  "summary": "File Browser has an Authorization Policy Bypass in Public Share Download Flow"
}

CVE-2026-32761 (GCVE-0-2026-32761)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 23:45 – Updated: 2026-03-21 03:04

Title

File Browser has an Authorization Policy Bypass in its Public Share Download Flow

Summary

File Browser is a file managing interface for uploading, deleting, previewing, renaming, and editing files within a specified directory. Versions 2.61.0 and below contain a permission enforcement bypass which allows users who are denied download privileges (perm.download = false) but granted share privileges (perm.share = true) to exfiltrate file content by creating public share links. While the direct raw download endpoint (/api/raw/) correctly enforces the download permission, the share creation endpoint only checks Perm.Share, and the public download handler (/api/public/dl/<hash>) serves file content without verifying that the original file owner has download permission. This means any authenticated user with share access can circumvent download restrictions by sharing a file and then retrieving it via the unauthenticated public download URL. The vulnerability undermines data-loss prevention and role-separation policies, as restricted users can publicly distribute files they are explicitly blocked from downloading directly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.62.0.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-21 03:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/securi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/commit…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releas…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
filebrowser	filebrowser	Affected: < 2.62.0

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