CVE-2021-25964
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Calibre-web via Description Field in Metadata
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Oct 4, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 22, 2021
Description
In “Calibre-web” application, v0.6.0 to v0.6.12, are vulnerable to Stored XSS in “Metadata”. An attacker that has access to edit the metadata information, can inject JavaScript payload in the description field. When a victim tries to open the file, XSS will be triggered.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Mend |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
calibrewebOzzieIsaacs |
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References
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