Multiple vulnerabilities in calibre-web



Published: 2021-11-02
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-352
CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Jan B

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU57850

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

calibreweb: 0.6.0 - 0.6.13

External links

http://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/releases/tag/0.6.14


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU57851

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and inject the JavaScript payload certain typeahead functions.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

calibreweb: 0.6.0 - 0.6.13

External links

http://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/releases/tag/0.6.14


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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