Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-7713crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated Kobo auth-token Route kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Calibre-Web-Automated from crocodilestick. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated up to 4.0.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Kobo auth-token Route. The manipulation results in improper authorization. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.0.7 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as 9f50bb2c16160564c9f8777dc2ceed3eb95e4807. The affected component should be upgraded.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| crocodilestick | Calibre-Web-Automated | 4.0.04.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.6 |
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-360889 | crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated Kobo auth-token Route kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-360889 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #806403 | crocodilestick Calibre-Web-Automated v1.0.0-v4.0.6 IDOR in auth-token generation leading to account takeover third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/crocodilestick/Calibre-Web-Automated/issues/1303 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/new-usemame/Calibre-Web-NextGen/pull/18 issue-tracking, patch
- https://gist.github.com/menelausx/ef98aa78ed2869ccaa316ff45ed1a440 exploit
- https://github.com/new-usemame/Calibre-Web-NextGen/commit/9f50bb2c16160564c9f8777dc2ceed3eb95e4807 patch
- https://github.com/new-usemame/Calibre-Web-NextGen/releases/tag/v4.0.7 patch
- https://github.com/crocodilestick/Calibre-Web-Automated/ product