# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47624?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-47624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in advplyr audiobookshelf

- [CVE-2025-57800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57800/): Audiobookshelf vulnerable to OIDC token exfiltration and account takeover (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-25205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25205/): Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-47619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47619/): Audiobookshelf Server-Side Request Forgery and Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-46338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46338/): Audiobookshelf Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting Reflected via POST Request in /api/upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2024-43797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43797/): Path Traversal in audiobookshelf (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47624 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: advplyr audiobookshelf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47624/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47624/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47624
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47624
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47624

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47624/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.