Path traversal in Calibre - CVE-2024-6781
Published: August 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95129
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6781
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Calibre
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
app-text/calibre
calibre
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
app-text/calibre
calibre
How to mitigate CVE-2024-6781
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