Unauthenticated file enumeration via unvalidated filePath
Published Mar 23, 2026 · Updated Mar 23, 2026
Path traversal in Blinko before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to enumerate server file existence through the music-metadata API. The public musicMetadata procedure replaces the /api/file prefix with the upload path and passes the unvalidated filePath to fs.promises.readFile, exposing distinct errors for existing and absent paths. The endpoint is unauthenticated but becomes exploitable only when Spotify API credentials are configured; impact is limited to confirming paths, not reading file contents.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Blinko before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to enumerate server file existence through the music-metadata API. The public musicMetadata procedure replaces the /api/file prefix with the upload path and passes the unvalidated filePath to fs.promises.readFile, exposing distinct errors for existing and absent paths. The endpoint is unauthenticated but becomes exploitable only when Spotify API credentials are configured; impact is limited to confirming paths, not reading file contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-23485
- Published
- Mar 23, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Vendor
- Blinko Space
- Product
- Blinko
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1083
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.8.4
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