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Plain-English summary
touchbase.ai could expose hidden photo metadata because versions before 2.0 did not remove EXIF data from uploaded images. If a user uploaded a photo containing location, device, or software details, another user with access to that image could see those details.
Executive priority
Treat this as a low-priority privacy remediation unless the service handled sensitive personal photos or regulated data. Patch during the next normal maintenance window, and consider cleanup of previously uploaded images if exposure would create privacy risk.
Technical view
CVE-2020-26220 is a CWE-200 information exposure issue in puncsky touchbase.ai before 2.0. The upload/display flow did not strip EXIF metadata from images. Confidentiality impact is low; the listed CVSS 3.1 score is 3.5 with no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to deployments of puncsky touchbase.ai earlier than 2.0 that allowed image uploads and made uploaded images accessible to other authenticated users. The leaked data depends on whether original images contained EXIF metadata.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Abuse requires access to another user's uploaded image and useful metadata being present. The practical concern is privacy leakage, especially geolocation from photos.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited but consistent: affected product is puncsky touchbase.ai before 2.0, fixed in 2.0. No CPEs are listed. The vulnerability is conditional on metadata presence and image access, and the sources do not support claims of public exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade touchbase.ai to version 2.0 or later.
- Confirm new uploads have EXIF metadata stripped.
- Review existing uploaded images for sensitive metadata exposure.
- Restrict access to uploaded images where business workflows allow.
- Check the GitHub advisory for vendor-specific guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory touchbase.ai deployments and confirm installed version.
- Verify whether image uploads retain EXIF metadata in a test environment.
- Review stored user images for location, device, or software metadata.
- Confirm access controls prevent unnecessary cross-user image access.
Public sources used
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- Low
- CVSS
- 3.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.11.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.5LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/puncsky/touchbase.ai/security/advisories/GHSA-hh6j-j73p-cp3hCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/puncsky/touchbase.ai/pull/400/commits/69de77b163f6debaeb3f8d1a85367310a40d196fCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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