Audiobookshelf

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the podcast creation endpoint at server/controllers/PodcastController.js accepts a user-controlled file path without sufficient boundary validation to ensure it remains within the intended library directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Published: 2026-05-11T20:16:48.540Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T16:33:52.322Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.

Published: 2026-05-11T19:55:32.090Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T13:29:46.446Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the POST /api/backups/upload endpoint decompresses the details entry from an uploaded .audiobookshelf ZIP file entirely into memory using zip.entryData(), with no limit on the decompressed size. The upload middleware also has no file size limit. An admin user can upload a crafted ZIP containing a highly compressed details entry that, when decompressed, consumes hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes of memory, crashing the server process via out-of-memory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Published: 2026-05-11T19:54:10.876Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T12:57:50.120Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the POST /api/filesystem/pathexists endpoint uses String.startsWith() to validate that a resolved file path is within a library folder. This check fails for sibling directories whose names share a common prefix (e.g., /audiobooks vs /audiobooks-private), allowing authenticated users with upload permission to probe file existence outside their authorized library folder boundaries. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Published: 2026-05-11T19:52:58.149Z
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:22:08.300Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the GET /api/collections and GET /api/collections/:id endpoints return collections from all libraries without checking whether the requesting user has access to each collection's library. An authenticated user with access to any library can enumerate and read collections (including full book metadata) from libraries they are explicitly restricted from accessing. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Published: 2026-05-11T19:52:23.339Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T13:25:42.923Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the GET /api/libraries/:id/download endpoint validates that the requesting user has access to the library specified in the URL path, but fetches downloadable items solely by attacker-provided IDs without constraining them to that library. An authenticated user with download permission and access to any one library can exfiltrate the full file contents of items belonging to any other library, including libraries they are explicitly denied access to. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Published: 2026-05-11T19:51:43.211Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T16:32:16.291Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 0.12.0-beta of the Audiobookshelf mobile application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges can execute code in victim users' browsers/WebViews, potentially leading to session hijacking, data exfiltration, and unauthorized access to native device APIs. The issue is fixed in audiobookshelf-app version 0.12.0-beta, corresponding to audiobookshelf version 2.12.0.

Published: 2026-02-26T02:06:49.271Z
Updated: 2026-02-26T14:45:25.252Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.32.0 of the Audiobookshelf web application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges can execute code in victim users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking and data exfiltration. Version 2.32.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Published: 2026-02-26T02:08:21.298Z
Updated: 2026-02-26T14:43:59.379Z

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.

Published: 2025-08-22T17:02:04.472Z
Updated: 2025-08-22T17:25:46.579Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to version 2.21.0, an improper input handling vulnerability in the `/api/upload` endpoint allows an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack by submitting malicious payloads in the `libraryId` field. The unsanitized input is reflected in the server’s error message, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim's browser. This issue has been patched in version 2.21.0.

Published: 2025-04-29T04:34:44.713Z
Updated: 2025-04-29T13:37:57.632Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Starting in version 2.17.0 and prior to version 2.19.1, a flaw in the authentication bypass logic allows unauthenticated requests to match certain unanchored regex patterns in the URL. Attackers can craft URLs containing substrings like "/api/items/1/cover" in a query parameter (?r=/api/items/1/cover) to partially bypass authentication or trigger server crashes under certain routes. This could lead to information disclosure of otherwise protected data and, in some cases, a complete denial of service (server crash) if downstream code expects an authenticated user object. Version 2.19.1 contains a patch for the issue.

Published: 2025-02-12T18:16:01.326Z
Updated: 2025-02-13T14:14:25.849Z

audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A non-admin user is not allowed to create libraries (or access only the ones they have permission to). However, the `LibraryController` is missing the check for admin user and thus allows a path traversal issue. Allowing non-admin users to write to any directory in the system can be seen as a form of path traversal. However, since it can be restricted to only admin permissions, fixing this is relatively simple and falls more into the realm of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This issue has been addressed in release version 2.13.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published: 2024-09-02T16:21:07.372Z
Updated: 2024-09-03T14:18:32.336Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to version 2.10.0, opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Attacking a user with high privileges (upload, creation of libraries) can lead to remote code execution (RCE) in the worst case. This was tested on version 2.9.0 on Windows, but an arbitrary file write is powerful enough as is and should easily lead to RCE on Linux, too. Version 2.10.0 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Published: 2024-05-27T17:03:46.175Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T03:07:46.867Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.7.0, Audiobookshelf is vulnerable to unauthenticated blind server-side request (SSRF) vulnerability in `podcastUtils.js`. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published: 2023-12-27T17:26:54.876Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.195Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.7.0, Audiobookshelf is vulnerable to unauthenticated blind server-side request (SSRF) vulnerability in Auth.js. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published: 2023-12-27T17:26:57.166Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.167Z

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.

Published: 2023-12-13T21:09:00.688Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T21:16:42.103Z

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. In versions 2.4.3 and prior, users with the update permission are able to read arbitrary files, delete arbitrary files and send a GET request to arbitrary URLs and read the response. This issue may lead to Information Disclosure. As of time of publication, no patches are available.

Published: 2023-12-13T21:02:34.389Z
Updated: 2025-05-22T18:04:00.226Z