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Audiobookshelf CVE-2023-51665

HIGH
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2023-12-27 security-advisories@github.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability could allow attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.7.0, Audiobookshelf is vulnerable to unauthenticated blind server-side request (SSRF) vulnerability in Auth.js. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Audiobookshelf. Version information: Prior to 2.7.0.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.7.0, Audiobookshelf is vulnerable to unauthenticated blind server-side request (SSRF) vulnerability in Auth.js. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2025-25205 HIGH POC
8.2 Feb 12

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remo

CVE-2026-71209 HIGH POC
7.5 Aug 05

Unauthenticated arbitrary file read in audiobookshelf exploits a URL-encoding normalization gap between the Express auth

CVE-2025-46338 MEDIUM POC
6.9 Apr 29

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2023-47624 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 13

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2023-47619 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 13

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2026-27963 MEDIUM POC
4.8 Feb 26

Stored XSS in Audiobookshelf prior to version 2.32.0 enables privileged users to inject malicious code into library meta

CVE-2024-35236 MEDIUM POC
4.8 May 27

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2024-43797 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Sep 02

audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2023-51697 HIGH
7.5 Dec 27

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remo

CVE-2026-42888 MEDIUM
6.9 May 11

Path traversal in Audiobookshelf's podcast creation endpoint allows attackers to write files outside the intended librar

CVE-2026-42883 MEDIUM
6.5 May 11

Authenticated users with download permissions in Audiobookshelf prior to 2.32.2 can download files from libraries they d

CVE-2026-73085 MEDIUM
5.3 Aug 11

JWT token type confusion in Audiobookshelf prior to 2.36.0 allows any holder of a valid refresh token to authenticate AP

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