forgejo/release-notes/9638.md
Mathieu Fenniak 78d92aafd7 feat: strip EXIF information from uploaded avatars (#9638)
Strips EXIF information from uploaded avatars (excluding the orientation tag), affecting both user & repo avatars.  Adds a new subcommand `forgejo admin avatar-strip-exif` to perform a retroactive update of avatar files.

Fixes #9608.

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  - [PR](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9638): <!--number 9638 --><!--line 0 --><!--description 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-->Uploaded avatar images can sometimes contain unexpected metadata such as the location where the image was created, or the device the image was created with, stored in a format called EXIF. Forgejo now removes EXIF data when custom user and repository images are uploaded in order to reduce the risk of personally identifiable information being leaked unexpectedly. A new CLI subcommand `forgejo doctor avatar-strip-exif` can be used to strip EXIF information from all existing avatars; we recommend that administrators run this command once after upgrade in order to minimize this risk for existing stored files.<!--description-->
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Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/9638
Reviewed-by: Gusted <gusted@noreply.codeberg.org>
Co-authored-by: Mathieu Fenniak <mathieu@fenniak.net>
Co-committed-by: Mathieu Fenniak <mathieu@fenniak.net>
2025-10-13 23:16:17 +02:00

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Uploaded avatar images can sometimes contain unexpected metadata such as the location where the image was created, or the device the image was created with, stored in a format called EXIF. Forgejo now removes EXIF data when custom user and repository images are uploaded in order to reduce the risk of personally identifiable information being leaked unexpectedly. A new CLI subcommand forgejo doctor avatar-strip-exif can be used to strip EXIF information from all existing avatars; we recommend that administrators run this command once after upgrade in order to minimize this risk for existing stored files.