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CVE-2024-43797

Path Traversal in audiobookshelf

Published: Sep 2, 2024Updated: Sep 13, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
6.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

advplyr
aka audiobookshelf, audiobookshelf-app
audiobookshelfOn-prem
Consumer Software / media-player
audiobookshelf
commercial
audiobookshelfOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / site-builder

Exploitability

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-gg56-vj58-g5mc
github.com
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-ghsa-gg56-vj58-g5mc/pull/1
github.com
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/blob/1c0d6e9c670ebb1b6f1e427a4c4d9250a7fb9b80/server/controllers/LibraryController.js#L43-L47
github.com

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