CVE-2025-25205

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Starting in version 2.17.0 and prior to version 2.19.1, a flaw in the authentication bypass logic allows unauthenticated requests to match certain unanchored regex patterns in the URL. Attackers can craft URLs containing substrings like "/api/items/1/cover" in a query parameter (?r=/api/items/1/cover) to partially bypass authentication or trigger server crashes under certain routes. This could lead to information disclosure of otherwise protected data and, in some cases, a complete denial of service (server crash) if downstream code expects an authenticated user object. Version 2.19.1 contains a patch for the issue.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/blob/1a3d70d04100924d41391acb55bd8ddca486a4fa/server/Auth.js#L17-L41
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/bf8407274e3ee300af1927ee660d078a7a801e1c
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/ec6537656925a43871b07cfee12c9f383844d224
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/3584
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-pg8v-5jcv-wrvw

Configurations

No configuration.

History

12 Feb 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-02-12 19:15

Updated : 2025-02-12 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-25205

Mitre link : CVE-2025-25205

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-25205

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-202

Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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