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1 vulnerability by calibreweb
CVE-2021-25965 (GCVE-0-2021-25965)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-16 09:15 – Updated: 2025-04-30 15:46
VLAI?
Title
Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Summary
In Calibre-web, versions 0.6.0 to 0.6.13 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). By luring an authenticated user to click on a link, an attacker can create a new user role with admin privileges and attacker-controlled credentials, allowing them to take over the application.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calibreweb | calibreweb |
Affected:
0.6.0 , < unspecified
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 0.6.13 (custom) |
Credits
WhiteSource Vulnerability Research Team (WVR)
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