CVE-2021-25965 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting Calibre-web versions 0.6.0 to 0.6.13. An attacker can exploit this by tricking an authenticated user into clicking a malicious link, leading to the creation of a new administrative user account with attacker-controlled credentials. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.6.0, <= 0.6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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