FileBrowser before 2.63.19 does not account for case-insensitive filesystems when checking home directory ownership during self-registration. When Signup and CreateUserDir are enabled and FileBrowser's root is on a case-insensitive filesystem (confirmed on Windows/NTFS), two self-registered usernames that differ only in letter case (e.g., CaseVictim and casevictim) are stored as distinct accounts but resolve to the same physical home directory, because the scope-ownership check compares the persisted scope as an exact case-sensitive string. A second registrant can therefore read, overwrite, and delete another account's files through authenticated HTTP endpoints, without needing an existing account or victim interaction.
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Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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| Description | FileBrowser before 2.63.19 does not account for case-insensitive filesystems when checking home directory ownership during self-registration. When Signup and CreateUserDir are enabled and FileBrowser's root is on a case-insensitive filesystem (confirmed on Windows/NTFS), two self-registered usernames that differ only in letter case (e.g., CaseVictim and casevictim) are stored as distinct accounts but resolve to the same physical home directory, because the scope-ownership check compares the persisted scope as an exact case-sensitive string. A second registrant can therefore read, overwrite, and delete another account's files through authenticated HTTP endpoints, without needing an existing account or victim interaction. | |
| Title | FileBrowser before 2.63.19 Case Sensitivity Authentication Bypass | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-178 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-14T11:35:41.491Z
Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:13:41.486Z
Link: CVE-2026-72836
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-14T12:16:47.060
Modified: 2026-08-14T12:16:47.060
Link: CVE-2026-72836
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-14T13:15:17Z
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