CVE-2024-43797

MEDIUM EPSS 41.6%
Published Sep 2, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 2, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
41.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
audiobookshelfaudiobookshelf* <2.13.0

References 3

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.