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Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 0.12.0-beta of the Audiobookshelf mobile application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges (or control over a malicious podcast RSS feed) can execute code in victim users' WebViews, potentially leading to session hijacking, data exfiltration, and unauthorized access to native device APIs. audiobookshelf-app version 0.12.0-beta fixes the issue.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-25 | Published 2026-02-26 | Updated 2026-02-26 | Assigner GitHub_M




MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Product status

< 0.12.0-beta
affected

References

github.com/...kshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-8c9r-pvrj-vcf5

github.com/...ommit/bab95530c8c3d7a4b4cec5b059da8b79ad50223e

cve.org (CVE-2026-27974)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-27974)

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