FKIE_CVE-2021-25965

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-16 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:42
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
vulnerabilitylab@mend.iohttps://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98ePatch, Third Party Advisory
vulnerabilitylab@mend.iohttps://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98ePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
janeczku calibre-web *
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