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TI-2020-10044 Aliases CVE-2020-12627GHSA-9q6c-4f46-hgf2

Calibre-Web 0.6.6 allows authentication bypass because of the 'A0Zr98j/3yX R~XHH!jmN]LWX/,?RT' hardcoded secret key.

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

Calibre-Web 0.6.6 allows authentication bypass because of the 'A0Zr98j/3yX R~XHH!jmN]LWX/,?RT' hardcoded secret key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01368 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.6Vulnerablejaneczku
  • cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·janeczku

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12627
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q6c-4f46-hgf2

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-01981 Weak Password Requirements in janeczku/calibre-web CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02333 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in janeczku/calibre-web CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-07971 Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-06745 Calibre Web 0.6.24 & Autocaliweb 0.7.0 - Blind C CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-02885 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in janeczku/calibre-web CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-26178 In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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