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CVE-2023-51697: Audiobookshelf vulnerable to Blind SSRF in `podcastUtils.js`

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

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 `podcastUtils.js`. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.7.0. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

• advplyr audiobookshelf: before 2.7.0 — fixed in 2.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: advplyr audiobookshelf 2.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/f2f2ea161ca0701e1405e737b0df0f96296e4f64
• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-jhjx-c3wx-q2x7
• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/f2f2ea161ca0701e1405e737b0df0f96296e4f64
• https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-jhjx-c3wx-q2x7

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