Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2021 · Assigned by Mend
CVE-2021-25964Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Calibre-web via Description Field in Metadata
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in calibreweb from OzzieIsaacs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 53.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OzzieIsaacs | calibreweb | 0.6.0 – before unspecifiedunspecified – through 0.6.12 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N