Kavita: Pre-Auth Account Takeover
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Kavita is a cross platform reading server. Prior to 0.9.0.2, an Improper Token validation flaw permits a remote and unauthenticated threat actor to request a JWT for any user including admins given knowledge of their username. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Kavita (Kareadita): 0.9.0.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Kavita (Kareadita) Fixed in 0.9.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47202
References
More Kareadita vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03662 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-26712 Path traversal in Kavita lets unauthenticated attackers read files CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-32661 Kavita: IDOR in /api/Download/* CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2022-03617 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-32660 Kavita: No authentication at /api/Reader/image CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2023-00871 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in kareadita/kavita CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
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