CVE-2026-76836AzuraCast through 0.23.8 Liquidsoap Configuration Write via Profile Edit Serialization Group Bypass

Official description

AzuraCast exposes the Liquidsoap custom configuration fields through an endpoint that does not require the permission guarding them. The backend_config property in backend/src/Entity/Station.php is annotated with GROUP_GENERAL, and PUT /api/station/{station_id}/profile/edit in backend/src/Controller/Api/Stations/ProfileEditController.php deserializes with that group while requiring only StationPermissions::Profile. AbstractArrayEntity::fromArray() then assigns every public property with no field-level permission check, so custom_config_top, custom_config, custom_config_pre_playlists, custom_config_pre_live, custom_config_pre_fade and custom_config_bottom are writable through it. ConfigWriter::writeCustomConfigurationSection() emits those values verbatim into the generated Liquidsoap .liq script, where the process.run() and process.exec() built-ins execute operating system commands when the backend restarts, which the built-in sync task triggers automatically once needs_restart is set. The dedicated endpoint for the same data, PUT /api/station/{id}/liquidsoap-config, requires StationPermissions::Broadcasting, so a station manager holding only the profile permission reaches configuration that the intended boundary reserves for broadcasting operators.

Affected products (as reported)

References

• GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q8wg-3qg7-8pc7) vendor-advisory
• https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast product
• https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/blob/0.23.8/backend/src/Radio/Backend/Liquidsoap/ConfigWriter.php technical-description
• https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/blob/0.23.8/backend/src/Entity/Station.php technical-description
• VulnCheck Advisory: AzuraCast through 0.23.8 Liquidsoap Configuration Write via Profile Edit Serialization Group Bypass third-party-advisory