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Movary CVE-2026-23839

CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-01-19 security-advisories@github.com
9.3
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
9.3 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Feb 03, 2026 - 14:48 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Jan 19, 2026 - 19:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Movary is a web application to track, rate and explore your movie watch history. Due to insufficient input validation, attackers can trigger cross-site scripting payloads in versions prior to 0.70.0. The vulnerable parameter is ?categoryUpdated=. Version 0.70.0 fixes the issue.

AnalysisAI

Movary movie tracking application has an input validation flaw that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the server, potentially exposing configuration files and secrets.

Technical ContextAI

Movary lacks proper input validation (CWE-20) on file path parameters, allowing authenticated users to traverse the directory structure and read arbitrary files from the server filesystem.

RemediationAI

Update Movary. Validate and sanitize all file path inputs. Restrict file access to the application directory.

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CVE-2026-23839 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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