Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2021· Updated Apr 30, 2025
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Calibre-web via Description Field in Metadata
CVE-2021-25964
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: 0.6.0 – 0.6.12
- Range: 0.6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/32e27712f0f71fdec646add20cd78b4ce75acfcemitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25964mitrex_refsource_MISC
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