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TI-2025-35683 Aliases CVE-2025-57800

Audiobookshelf vulnerable to OIDC token exfiltration and account takeover

Priority HIGH 73CWE-523Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.

Summary

Audiobookshelf is an open-source self-hosted audiobook server. In versions 2.6.0 through 2.26.3, the application does not properly restrict redirect callback URLs during OIDC authentication. An attacker can craft a login link that causes Audiobookshelf to store an arbitrary callback in a cookie, which is later used to redirect the user after authentication. The server then issues a 302 redirect to the attacker-controlled URL, appending sensitive OIDC tokens as query parameters. This allows an attacker to obtain the victim's tokens and perform full account takeover, including creating persistent admin users if the victim is an administrator. Tokens are further leaked via browser history, Referer headers, and server logs. This vulnerability impacts all Audiobookshelf deployments using OIDC; no IdP misconfiguration is required. The issue is fixed in version 2.28.0. No known workarounds exist.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed audiobookshelf (advplyr): 2.28.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
advplyraudiobookshelf2.6.0 to before 2.28.02.28.0Patch availableCNA
  • audiobookshelf Vendoradvplyr Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.28.0 Fixed in 2.28.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 to before 2.28.0Vulnerableadvplyr
  • cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 to before 2.28.0 Vulnerable ·advplyr

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA audiobookshelf (advplyr) Fixed in 2.28.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57800

References

Exploit 1

Patch 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-2025-29079 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
  • TI-2024-23305 Audiobookshelf Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability via crafted ebooks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
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Sources

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