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CVE-2024-39123GHSA-J22R-3RF3-CV25PYSEC-2026-1230

In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitiz

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Not listed in CISA KEV
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization performed by the clean_string function. The vulnerability arises from the way the clean_string function handles HTML sanitization.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • calibrewebPyPI

    From 0.6.0 · through 0.6.21

References 2

GitHub · pentesttoolscom/vulnerability-research

GitHub · theexploiters/CVE-2024-39123-Exploit