FacturaScripts is an open source accounting and invoicing software. In versions prior to 2026, the Library module stores and serves uploaded images byte-for-byte, without stripping EXIF/XMP/IPTC metadata. Any authenticated user who downloaded an image could extract the uploader's embedded metadata, which included GPS coordinates, device information, timestamps, embedded comments/notes, thumbnail previews, and other personally identifiable information (PII) preserved in the image metadata. Of all FacturaScripts' image upload features, only the Library module combined unrestricted uploads, persistent storage, authenticated download access, and a total lack of server-side metadata sanitization. This vulnerability carries significant real-world impact: an employee uploading a photo taken at their home inadvertently discloses their precise home address to every user with Library download access. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.

Affected: Packagist: facturascripts/facturascripts

## Summary

**Fectura Scripts** is an open-source ERP application, a **sensitive information disclosure vulnerability** was identified in the **Library** module's image upload and download pipeline. The application fails to strip EXIF and other embedded metadata from user-uploaded image files before storing them and serving them for download. As a result, any authenticated user who downloads an image from the Library can extract the original uploader's **GPS coordinates, device information, timestamps, embedded comments/notes, thumbnail previews, and other personally identifiable information (PII)** preserved in the image metadata.

This vulnerability carries significant real-world impact: **an employee uploading a photo taken at their home inadvertently discloses their precise home address to every user with Library download access.**

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## Affected Functionality Overview

Fectura Scripts exposes image upload capabilities across several modules (e.g., email composition, profile settings, etc.). During testing, the **Library section** was identified as the only module that provides:

- **Full image upload** (unrestricted image types observed) - **Persistent storage** of uploaded files - **Direct download** capability for any authenticated user with access - **No server-side metadata sanitization** at any point in the pipeline (upload, storage, or delivery)

Other modules (e.g., email attachments) were also tested but either did not render images or had limited upload/down…