CVE-2021-25965

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    CVE-2021-25965

    Published: 16 Nov 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25965, https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/50919d47212066c75f03ee7a5332ecf2d584b98e

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d81cb2927abcba3c4d198ecce9dca78550f676e1
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.6.13
    0.6.12
    0.6.11
    0.6.10
    0.6.9
    0.6.8
    0.6.7
    0.6.6
    0.6.5
    0.6.3
    0.6.2
    0.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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