PT-2025-18135 · Unknown · Audiobookshelf

Dsonbaker · CVE-2025-46338 · Published 2025-04-29 · Updated 2025-05-09

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Audiobookshelf versions prior to 2.21.0

Description Audiobookshelf, a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server, contains an improper input handling issue in the "/api/upload" endpoint. This 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.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.21.0, update to version 2.21.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "/api/upload" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the libraryId field in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-46338

GHSA-47G3-C5HX-2Q3W

Affected Products

Audiobookshelf

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/46xxx/CVE-2025-46338.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-47g3-c5hx-2q3w · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/35870a01583b2947030f4e3d4ac769c3ff298386 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46338 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-46338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/23980 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1917077488393482665 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/22599 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1917115656744452147 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/121612 · Telegram Post