CVE-2024-43797

audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A non-admin user is not allowed to create libraries (or access only the ones they have permission to). However, the `LibraryController` is missing the check for admin user and thus allows a path traversal issue. Allowing non-admin users to write to any directory in the system can be seen as a form of path traversal. However, since it can be restricted to only admin permissions, fixing this is relatively simple and falls more into the realm of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This issue has been addressed in release version 2.13.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-43797 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-43797.

URL	Resource
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-ghsa-gg56-vj58-g5mc/pull/1
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/blob/1c0d6e9c670ebb1b6f1e427a4c4d9250a7fb9b80/server/controllers/LibraryController.js#L43-L47
https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-gg56-vj58-g5mc