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TI-2023-25766 Aliases CVE-2023-47624

Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. In versions 2.4.3 and prior, any user (regardless of their permissions) may be able to read files from the local file system due to a path traversal in the `/hls` endpoint. This issue may lead to Information Disclosure. As of time of publication, no patches are available.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00826 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
advplyraudiobookshelfup to 2.4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • audiobookshelf Vendoradvplyr Affected up to 2.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.3Vulnerableadvplyr
  • cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·advplyr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47624

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-18874 Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-35683 Audiobookshelf vulnerable to OIDC token exfiltration and account takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-29079 Audiobookshelf Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting Reflected via POST Request in /api/upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2023-25761 Audiobookshelf Server-Side Request Forgery and Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-29391 Path Traversal in audiobookshelf CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-22306 Audiobookshelf has Stored XSS in Tooltip.vue via Audiobook Metadata CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
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Sources

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