CVE-2025-25205
HIGHEPSS 89th pctlDescription
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 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.
References
- 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
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-03.