CVE-2023-47624
Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-47624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51732
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51732- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-47624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-47624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-47624 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Advplyr Audiobookshelf, published December 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.