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Flare: Password‑Protected Thumbnail Bypass

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-30230
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 05:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Flare: Password‑Protected Thumbnail Bypass

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Mar 2026, 21:09 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-30230
Complete source record
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  "id": "1fe385bdbba3633dd604142f38001ba0f3d19620a5d19ee0ef515967bbc80f31",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-30230",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Flare: Password‑Protected Thumbnail Bypass",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-30230",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-3x7v-x3r6-mjh7"
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
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              "database_specific": {
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          ],
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:26.458379007Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/30xxx/CVE-2026-30230.json",
        "https://github.com/FlintSH/Flare/security/advisories/GHSA-3x7v-x3r6-mjh7",
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      ],
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      }
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 492874,
  "published_at": "2026-03-06T21:09:59.726+00:00"
}