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CVE-2023-47624 (GCVE-0-2023-47624)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-13 21:09 – Updated: 2024-08-02 21:16
VLAI
Title
Audiobookshelf Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
advplyr audiobookshelf Affected: <= 2.4.3
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