CVE-2023-47624 Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Any user can read arbitrary local files via path traversal in the /hls endpoint, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-47624?
CVE-2023-47624 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in advplyr audiobookshelf, published on 13 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47624?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Audiobookshelf Audiobookshelf.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-47624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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