CVE-2021-25965 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-25965

Calibre-web - Admin Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vulnerability Description

In Calibre-web, versions 0.6.0 to 0.6.13 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). By luring an authenticated user to click on a link, an attacker can create a new user role with admin privileges and attacker-controlled credentials, allowing them to take over the application.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • WhiteSource Vulnerability Research Team (WVR)

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

calibreweb
Vulnerable Versions:
0.6.0, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: November 16th, 2021
Last Modified: April 30th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Initial Access
T1204.001 Malicious Link
Execution
T1098 Account Manipulation
Persistence
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact