CVE-2026-42887

Audiobookshelf: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Login Page Custom Message

MEDIUM
4.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 11, 2026 at 07:55 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAudiobookshelf

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Severity
MEDIUM4.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.33.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Login Page due to improper sanitization of the authLoginCustomMessage field of the /api/auth-settings endpoint. An attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript that will be rendered on the login page for all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.

Affected

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

v < 2.33.0
Affected range stops below 2.33.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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