SB2021110214 - Multiple vulnerabilities in calibre-web



SB2021110214 - Multiple vulnerabilities in calibre-web

Published: November 2, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021110214
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: N/A)

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.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: N/A)

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.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.