#VU97708 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Calibre - CVE-2023-46303
Published: September 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97708
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46303
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Calibre
Calibre
Software vendor:
Calibre
Calibre
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the ink_to_local_path() function in ebooks/conversion/plugins/html_input.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.