CVE-2021-3987

MEDIUM

Janeczku Calibre-web < 0.6.15 - Improper Access Control

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in janeczku/calibre-web. The affected version allows users without public shelf permissions to create public shelves. The vulnerability is due to the `create_shelf` method in `shelf.py` not verifying if the user has the necessary permissions to create a public shelf. This issue can lead to unauthorized actions being performed by users.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284 CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
janeczku/calibre-web < 0.6.15
pypi/calibreweb 0 - 0.6.15PyPI
Published Nov 15, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026