Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in janeczku/calibre-web
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00809 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed janeczku/calibre-web (janeczku): 0.6.15calibreweb (PyPI): 0.6.15
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| janeczku | janeczku/calibre-web | before 0.6.15 | 0.6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | calibreweb (PyPI) | before 0.6.15 | 0.6.15 | Patch available | GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg |
- janeczku/calibre-web Vendorjaneczku Affected before 0.6.15 Fixed in 0.6.15 Patch available CNA
- calibreweb (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.15 Fixed in 0.6.15 Patch available GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA janeczku/calibre-web (janeczku) Fixed in 0.6.15
- Fix · GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg calibreweb (PyPI) Fixed in 0.6.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg
References
More janeczku Calibre-web vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-4170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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