CVE-2026-71209
audiobookshelf - %2F Encoding Discrepancy Bypasses Cover/Image Auth Exemption Regex, Enabling Unauthenticated Path Traversal
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
audiobookshelf's authentication-exemption check (server/routers/Auth.js) matches unauthenticated-allowed GET routes against req.path via a regex requiring a literal /items/:id/cover or /authors/:id/image shape, where req.path retains %2F sequences URL-encoded. CacheManager.handleCoverCache then joins this decoded value into a cache file path and streams the result before any database-backed ownership check.
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| Vendor | advplyr |
| Product | audiobookshelf |
| Published | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 10, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
advplyr / audiobookshelf
2.19.1 ≤ 2.35.1
References
Credits
Sarvar Omonov