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Please strip EXIF data from images

Moderate
bigint published GHSA-43g4-5c7c-65q7 Dec 11, 2023

Package

lenster (lenster)

Affected versions

all

Patched versions

None

Description

Summary

can we please proceed with stripping the EXIF data on uploaded images as is the standard for almost all social media platforms nowadays

Details

many images uploaded to lenster contain the device info that an image was taken on as well as the GPS coordinates of exactly where image was captured as well.

Impact

all users who are uploadinbg images captured on their mobile devices are accidentally exposing their exact location. This is NOT a good thing in terms of user privacy and/or security.

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE ID

No known CVE

Weaknesses

No CWEs

Credits