CVE-2021-3987 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-3987

Improper Access Control in janeczku/calibre-web

Vulnerability Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in janeczku/calibre-web. The affected version allows users without public shelf permissions to create public shelves. The vulnerability is due to the `create_shelf` method in `shelf.py` not verifying if the user has the necessary permissions to create a public shelf. This issue can lead to unauthorized actions being performed by users.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

janeczku/calibre-web
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: November 15th, 2024
Last Modified: November 15th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact