Missing Authorization Affecting calibreweb package, versions [,0.6.15)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-CALIBREWEB-8383137
  • published17 Nov 2024
  • disclosed15 Nov 2024
  • creditIleana Barrionuevo

Introduced: 15 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2021-3987  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade calibreweb to version 0.6.15 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 Missing Authorization for the create_shelf() function in shelf.py. A low-privileged user can creating public shelves by passing the is_public=on parameter.

References

CVSS Scores

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