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CVE-2026-42888
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the podcast creation endpoint at server/controllers/PodcastController.js accepts a user-controlled file path without sufficient boundary validation to ensure it remains within the intended library directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"audiobookshelf","vendor":"advplyr","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2.33.2"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:65ea4129878ea7cdb4ca57f3190c84bc315436f4fbd61a1eb67c9bfd307acb68 · sha256:ae52b3e25d44a723… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:65ea4129878ea7cdb4ca57f3190c84bc315436f4fbd61a1eb67c9bfd307acb68 · sha256:ae52b3e25d44a723… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:65ea4129878ea7cdb4ca57f3190c84bc315436f4fbd61a1eb67c9bfd307acb68 · sha256:ae52b3e25d44a723… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-phch-9734-wrp3","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-phch-9734-wrp3"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:65ea4129878ea7cdb4ca57f3190c84bc315436f4fbd61a1eb67c9bfd307acb68 · sha256:ae52b3e25d44a723… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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