CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-3987

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2024-11-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-11-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-284, CWE-862

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.

Affected configurations

• janeczku calibre-web (< 0.6.15)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References