Audiobookshelf: Path Traversal vulnerability in the audiobookshelf project_CVE-2026-42888

6.9 / 10

MEDIUM

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

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42888

Source GitHub_M

Published May 11, 2026 at 20:16

Affected Product

Vendor advplyr

Product audiobookshelf

Version < 2.33.2

Affected Versions advplyr audiobookshelf < 2.33.2

CWE Classification

CWE-22

References

github.com /advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-phch-9734-wrp3

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