CVE-2021-4170 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Janeczku	Calibre-web

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/7ad419dc8c12180e842a82118f4866ac3d074bc5
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ff395101-e392-401d-ab4f-579c63fbf6a0

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00268}`	epss `{'score': 0.00282}`

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Janeczku Janeczku calibre-web
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:calibre-web_project:calibre-web::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web::::::::
Vendors & Products	Calibre-web Project Calibre-web Project calibre-web	Janeczku Janeczku calibre-web

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-01-16T20:55:10

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:04.234Z

Reserved: 2021-12-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-4170

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-16T21:15:07.900

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:37:03.613

Link: CVE-2021-4170

Redhat

No data.

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