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CVE-2025-46338

Audiobookshelf Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting Reflected via POST Request in /api/upload

Published: Apr 29, 2025Updated: May 9, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/35870a01583b2947030f4e3d4ac769c3ff298386
github.com
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-47g3-c5hx-2q3w
github.com

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