Path traversal in Calibre - CVE-2024-6781

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Path traversal in Calibre - CVE-2024-6781

Published: August 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95129
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6781
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Calibre
Affected software:
Calibre

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in cmd_export.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-6781

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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