CVE-2021-25965

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:calibre-web_project:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-11-16 10:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-25965

Mitre link : CVE-2021-25965

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-25965

JSON object : View

Products Affected

calibre-web_project

calibre-web

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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