CVE-2024-31450

Owncast vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in emoji.go (GHSL-2023-277)

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 19, 2024 at 06:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOwncast

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Owncast is an open source, self-hosted, decentralized, single user live video streaming and chat server. The Owncast application exposes an administrator API at the URL /api/admin. The emoji/delete endpoint of said API allows administrators to delete custom emojis, which are saved on disk. The parameter name is taken from the JSON request and directly appended to the filepath that points to the emoji to delete. By using path traversal sequences (../), attackers with administrative privileges can exploit this endpoint to delete arbitrary files on the system, outside of the emoji directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.1.3*0.1.3
Affected range stops below 0.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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