SQL injection in Calibre - CVE-2024-7009
Published: August 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95128
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7009
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the search query. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
Calibre
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
app-text/calibre
calibre
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
app-text/calibre
calibre
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7009
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
app-text/calibre - update to 7.16.0
calibre - addressed in versions 7.17.0-2.fc40, 7.17.0-3.fc40
calibre - addressed in versions 7.17.0-2.fc40, 7.17.0-3.fc40