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CVE-2021-3986

Information Disclosure in janeczku/calibre-web

Published: Nov 15, 2024Updated: Nov 19, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-209
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in janeczku/calibre-web allows unauthorized users to view the names of private shelves belonging to other users. This issue occurs in the file shelf.py at line 221, where the name of the shelf is exposed in an error message when a user attempts to remove a book from a shelf they do not own. This vulnerability discloses private information and affects all versions prior to the fix.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-209

Affected Products

calibre-webjaneczku
janeczku/calibre-webjaneczku
calibrewebPyPIOSS Libraries
janeczkuaka calibre-web, janeczku/calibre-web
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/6f5390ead5df9779ac81fadefffb476e03f93548
github.com
https://huntr.com/bounties/394af194-61a7-4e33-b373-877d4c766fca
huntr.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3986
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Nov 15, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 19, 2024

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