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GHSA-FJ5V-W2JP-WQVJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-15 12:31 – Updated: 2024-11-15 20:51

Summary

Improper Access Control in janeczku/calibre-web

Details

An improper access control vulnerability exists in janeczku/calibre-web. The affected version allows users without public shelf permissions to create public shelves. The vulnerability is due to the create_shelf method in shelf.py not verifying if the user has the necessary permissions to create a public shelf. This issue can lead to unauthorized actions being performed by users.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "calibreweb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "0.6.15"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-3987"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-15T11:15:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-fj5v-w2jp-wqvj",
  "modified": "2024-11-15T20:51:30Z",
  "published": "2024-11-15T12:31:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3987"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/bcdc97641447965af486964537f3821f47b28874"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/29fcc091-87b6-43bc-ab4b-3c0bec3f71df"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Access Control in janeczku/calibre-web"
}

CVE-2021-3987 (GCVE-0-2021-3987)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-15 10:52 – Updated: 2024-11-15 18:28

Title

Improper Access Control in janeczku/calibre-web

Summary

An improper access control vulnerability exists in janeczku/calibre-web. The affected version allows users without public shelf permissions to create public shelves. The vulnerability is due to the `create_shelf` method in `shelf.py` not verifying if the user has the necessary permissions to create a public shelf. This issue can lead to unauthorized actions being performed by users.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

@huntr_ai

References

URL

Tags

	https://huntr.com/bounties/29fcc091-87b6-43bc-ab4…
	https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/bc…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	janeczku	janeczku/calibre-web	Affected: unspecified , ≤ latest (custom)

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                "timestamp": "2024-11-15T18:27:02.281125Z",
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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-FJ5V-W2JP-WQVJ

CVE-2021-3987 (GCVE-0-2021-3987)

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