CVE-2016-10187 describes a local file disclosure vulnerability in the E-book viewer of calibre versions prior to 2.75. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious EPUB file containing JavaScript, which, when opened by a user, would allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the victim's system. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but could lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.74.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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