---
id: CVE-2026-54510
title: >-
  Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing
  audio recordings
summary: >-
  Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing
  audio recordings. Prior to 0.8.21-alpha, the csrf_exempt_for_api_tokens()
  before_request hook in src/app.py calls csrf.exempt(view_func), permanently
  adding the …
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
  - CWE-352
vendor: murtaza-nasir
product: speakr
affected:
  - speakr < 0.8.21-alpha
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T14:17:18.303'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54510'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/murtaza-nasir/speakr/commit/70e193e47b664bedf274f62aea14220f2a85a459
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/murtaza-nasir/speakr/releases/tag/v0.8.21-alpha'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/murtaza-nasir/speakr/security/advisories/GHSA-x4q4-3ww4-h329
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/murtaza-nasir/speakr/security/advisories/GHSA-x4q4-3ww4-h329
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-18T13:30:37.449695Z'
epss: 0.00215
epssPercentile: 0.10534
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T21:29:16.982Z'
---

## Overview

Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing audio recordings. Prior to 0.8.21-alpha, the csrf_exempt_for_api_tokens() before_request hook in src/app.py calls csrf.exempt(view_func), permanently adding the selected view to Flask-WTF's process-global exemption set. The is_token_authenticated() function in src/utils/token_auth.py calls extract_token_from_request() and treats any present token, including request.args.get('token'), as authenticated without hashing the token, querying the database, or checking validity. A network-reachable attacker can therefore send a false token to disable CSRF protection for the targeted view for the worker lifetime. Because the exemption applies to the view function across HTTP methods, a cross-origin GET to /account with a query token can poison CSRF state for a later state-changing POST without triggering CORS preflight. This browser sequence requires attacker-controlled content on a sibling subdomain under the documented cookie conditions. The bypass can modify profile data, custom prompts, transcription settings, preferences, and administrative status through routes such as admin_toggle_admin. The change_password route also skips current-password verification when current_user.password is empty, allowing the chain to set a local password on an SSO-only account and bypass SSO. This issue is fixed in version 0.8.21-alpha.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.