Description
A vulnerability was identified in janeczku Calibre-Web up to 0.6.26. The impacted element is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument user_id leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| janeczku | Calibre-Web | 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.7, 0.6.8, 0.6.9, 0.6.10, 0.6.11, 0.6.12, 0.6.13, 0.6.14, 0.6.15, 0.6.16, 0.6.17, 0.6.18, 0.6.19, 0.6.20, 0.6.21, 0.6.22, 0.6.23, 0.6.24, 0.6.25, 0.6.26 | — |
References
- VDB-360885 | janeczku Calibre-Web Endpoint kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-360885 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #805823 | Janeczku Calibre-web V0.6.7-V0.6.26 IDOR in auth-token generation leading to account takeover / user third-party-advisory
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rosrcfxcHrQM7_GOiBwzY_GnCfXoFuVR?usp=drive_link exploit