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TI-2024-26178 Aliases CVE-2024-39123GHSA-j22r-3rf3-cv25

In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.23069 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—calibreweb (PyPI)0.6.0 – 0.6.21—No fix listedGHSA-j22r-3rf3-cv25
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • calibreweb (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.6.0 – 0.6.21 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j22r-3rf3-cv25

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0 – 0.6.21Vulnerablejaneczku
  • cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 – 0.6.21 Vulnerable ·janeczku

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39123
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j22r-3rf3-cv25

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 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-2021-07970 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Calibre-web via Description Field in Metadata CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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