CVE-2024-35236

Audiobookshelf Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability via crafted ebooks

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.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: advplyr audiobookshelf
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-7j99-76cj-q9pg
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/ce7f891b9b2cb57c6644aaf96f89a8bda6307664
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/assets/36849099/46f6dfe0-9860-4ec0-a987-b3a553f7e45d
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/blob/04ed4810fdfcafc2e82db536edc5870e3f937d00/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue#L319
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.10.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-35236?
CVE-2024-35236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-35236?
To fix CVE-2024-35236, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-35236 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-35236 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-35236?
CVE-2024-35236 affects advplyr audiobookshelf.
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