Improper Access Control Affecting calibreweb package, versions [,0.6.16)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-CALIBREWEB-2395348
  • published6 Feb 2022
  • disclosed30 Jan 2022
  • creditnhiephon

Introduced: 30 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-0273  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade calibreweb to version 0.6.16 or higher.

Overview

calibreweb is a Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. This is caused because low-level users can create a new shelf with public mode.

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