CVE-2021-25965
Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Nov 16, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 22, 2021
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Mend |
Weaknesses
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
calibrewebcalibreweb |
|
References
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