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CVE-2026-30230: FlintSH Flare · Insecure Direct Object Reference

Affects FlintSH FlareSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 1.7.2 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.7.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Flare and flintsh/Flare to 1.7.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
FlintSHFlareAffected
  • <1.7.2
Fixed in
  • 1.7.2
GitHubflintsh/Flarepkg:github/flintsh/FlareOther threatsAffected
  • <1.7.2
Fixed in
  • 1.7.2

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AI-suggested

  1. Upgrade all instances of FlintSH Flare to version 1.7.2 or later, where the vulnerability has been patched.
  2. Until patching is complete, restrict access to the thumbnail endpoint via network controls such as firewalls or reverse proxies to trusted users only.
  3. Review and audit access control policies for all file sharing endpoints to ensure consistent enforcement of password verification and ownership checks.
  4. Implement monitoring and alerting for unusual access patterns to the thumbnail endpoint, such as repeated unauthorized requests.
  5. Educate users and administrators about the importance of applying security updates promptly and verifying platform configurations.
  6. Consider additional application-layer protections like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) that can detect and block unauthorized thumbnail requests.
  7. Conduct penetration testing focused on authorization controls to identify similar weaknesses in other parts of the platform.

Description

Flare is a Next.js-based, self-hostable file sharing platform that integrates with screenshot tools. Prior to version 1.7.2, the thumbnail endpoint does not validate the password for password‑protected files. It checks ownership/admin for private files but skips password verification, allowing thumbnail access without the password. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.2.

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