High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-48702
CVE-2023-48702
Description
Jellyfin is a system for managing and streaming media. Prior to version 10.8.13, the /System/MediaEncoder/Path endpoint executes an arbitrary file using ProcessStartInfo via the ValidateVersion function. A malicious administrator can setup a network share and supply a UNC path to /System/MediaEncoder/Path which points to an executable on the network share, causing Jellyfin server to run the executable in the local context. The endpoint was removed in version 10.8.13.
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References
3- github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/commit/83d2c69516471e2db72d9273c6a04247d0f37c86nvdPatch
- github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/security/advisories/GHSA-rr9h-w522-cvmrnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-028_jellyfin/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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