Improper Authorization

2023-10-2707:09:15

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

calibre

authorization

vulnerability

crafted ebooks

malicious link

privileges

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.8%

JSON

calibre is vulnerable to Improper Authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted ebook with calibre. The ebook would contain a malicious link that would exploit the flaw in the link_to_local_path function to escalate the attacker’s privileges.