CVE-2025-25205

Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching

Published Feb 12, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4091 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.
History
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Metrics epss

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First Time appeared Audiobookshelf
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Audiobookshelf
Audiobookshelf audiobookshelf
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Description 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.
Title Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching
Weaknesses CWE-202
CWE-287
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 2:14 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2025, 7:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 12, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:00 AM