Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Priority HIGH 73CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
In Calibre-web, versions 0.6.0 to 0.6.13 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). By luring an authenticated user to click on a link, an attacker can create a new user role with admin privileges and attacker-controlled credentials, allowing them to take over the application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00527 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibre Web | calibreweb | 0.6.0 and later; up to 0.6.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- calibreweb VendorCalibre Web Affected 0.6.0 and later; up to 0.6.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25965
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5hx-2wwf-52wx
References
More Calibre Web vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-06365 Calibre Web 0.6.24 & Autocaliweb 0.7.0 - ReDoS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2021-25965 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25965 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v5hx-2wwf-52wx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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