CVE-2021-25965 json
Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
published 2021-11-16 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12804
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- calibreweb calibreweb
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98e
patch, third-party-advisory
-
whitesourcesoftware.com
/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25965
- NVD CVE-2021-25965
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