CVE-2025-48949: Navidrome allows SQL Injection via role parameter

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. Versions 0.55.0 through 0.55.2 have a vulnerability due to improper input validation on the `role` parameter within the API endpoint `/api/artist`. Attackers can exploit this flaw to inject arbitrary SQL queries, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the backend database and compromising sensitive user information. Version 0.56.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products

navidrome: from 0.55.0 before 0.56.0 — fixed in 0.56.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: navidrome 0.56.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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