Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to 1.7.3, an authenticated path traversal vulnerability in /api/avatars/[filename] allows any logged-in user to read arbitrary files from within the application container. The filename URL parameter is passed to path.join() without sanitization, and getFileStream() performs no path validation, enabling %2F-encoded ../ sequences to escape the uploads/avatars/ directory and read any file accessible to the nextjs process under /app/. Authentication is enforced by Next.js middleware. However, on instances with open registration enabled (the default), any attacker can self-register and immediately exploit this. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.3.

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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to 1.7.3, an authenticated path traversal vulnerability in /api/avatars/[filename] allows any logged-in user to read arbitrary files from within the application container. The filename URL parameter is passed to path.join() without sanitization, and getFileStream() performs no path validation, enabling %2F-encoded ../ sequences to escape the uploads/avatars/ directory and read any file accessible to the nextjs process under /app/. Authentication is enforced by Next.js middleware. However, on instances with open registration enabled (the default), any attacker can self-register and immediately exploit this. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.3.
Title Flare has a Path Traversal in /api/avatars/[filename]
Weaknesses CWE-22
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-10T17:40:03.168Z

Reserved: 2026-03-07T17:34:39.978Z

Link: CVE-2026-30942

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-10T17:39:52.445Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-10T18:18:54.093

Modified: 2026-03-11T13:53:20.707

Link: CVE-2026-30942

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-10T16:44:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-30942 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T11:49:34Z

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