CVE-2021-25965
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25965cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021112515cnnvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965cnnvd
- https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98eenisa_euvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98ePatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965Third Party Advisorynvd
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