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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-25964
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Calibre-web via Description Field in Metadata
Vulnerability Description
In “Calibre-web” application, v0.6.0 to v0.6.12, are vulnerable to Stored XSS in “Metadata”. An attacker that has access to edit the metadata information, can inject JavaScript payload in the description field. When a victim tries to open the file, XSS will be triggered.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
Affected Vendor
OzzieIsaacs
View all reports →Affected Software
calibreweb
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.0, unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2021
Last Modified:
April 30th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N