Auth bypass in Advplyr Audiobookshelf
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 t…
EPSS: 0.006 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Advplyr Audiobookshelf — versions >= 2.17.0, < 2.19.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-pg8v-5jcv-wrvw (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/3584 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/bf8407274e3ee300af1927ee660d078a7a801e1c (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/ec6537656925a43871b07cfee12c9f383844d224 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/blob/1a3d70d04100924d41391acb55bd8ddca486a4fa/server/Auth.js#L17-L41 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-25205?
- CVE-2025-25205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advplyr Audiobookshelf, classified under CWE-202. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-25205?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.