PYSEC-2026-1229

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Improper Access Control in janeczku/calibre-web

view advisory published 2026-07-07Licence: CC-BY-4.0

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.

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