CVE-2023-51697 Audiobookshelf vulnerable to Blind SSRF in `podcastUtils.js`
Unauthenticated attackers can trigger blind SSRF in Audiobookshelf, potentially accessing internal network resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-51697?
CVE-2023-51697 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in advplyr audiobookshelf, published on 27 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.7.0, Audiobookshelf is vulnerable to unauthenticated blind server-side request (SSRF) vulnerability in `podcastUtils.js`. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Audiobookshelf Audiobookshelf.
How do I fix CVE-2023-51697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2023-51697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in advplyr audiobookshelf
- CVE-2025-57800 Audiobookshelf vulnerable to OIDC token exfiltration and account takeover
- CVE-2025-25205 Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching
- CVE-2023-47619 Audiobookshelf Server-Side Request Forgery and Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-47624 Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-46338 Audiobookshelf Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting Reflected via POST Request in /api/upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhjx-c3wx-q2x7.