CVE-2024-35236

Audiobookshelf Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability via crafted ebooks

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2024 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAudiobookshelfAudiobookshelf

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to version 2.10.0, opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Attacking a user with high privileges (upload, creation of libraries) can lead to remote code execution (RCE) in the worst case. This was tested on version 2.9.0 on Windows, but an arbitrary file write is powerful enough as is and should easily lead to RCE on Linux, too. Version 2.10.0 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.10.0
Affected range stops below 2.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.10.0
Affected range stops below 2.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.8MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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