CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-23838

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Tandoor Recipes is a recipe manager that can be installed with the Nix package manager. Starting in version 23.05 and prior to version 26.05, when using the default configuration (SQLite and default MEDIA_ROOT), the full database file may be externally accessible, potentially on the Internet, because the db.sqlite3 file is created in the same directory as MEDIA_ROOT.

Risk Assessment

The risk is unauthorized access to the entire database, potentially exposing sensitive user data such as passwords, recipes, and other information. An attacker could download the database file and use it for further attacks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 26.05 or later, which changes the default MEDIA_ROOT to a subfolder of the data directory. For older configurations, manually change MEDIA_ROOT so it does not overlap with the directory containing the database.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Tandoor Recipes is a recipe manager than can be installed with the Nix package manager. Starting in version 23.05 and prior to version 26.05, when using the default configuration of Tandoor Recipes, specifically using SQLite and default `MEDIA_ROOT`, the full database file may be externally accessible, potentially on the Internet. The root cause is that the NixOS module configures the working directory of Tandoor Recipes, as well as the value of `MEDIA_ROOT`, to be `/var/lib/tandoor-recipes`. This causes Tandoor Recipes to create its `db.sqlite3` database file in the same directory as `MEDIA_ROOT` causing it to be accessible without authentication through HTTP like any other media file. This is the case when using `GUNICORN_MEDIA=1` or when using a web server like nginx to serve media files. NixOS 26.05 changes the default value of `MEDIA_ROOT` to a sub folder of the data directory. This only applies to configurations with `system.stateVersion` >= 26.05. For older configurations, one o

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