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CVE-2024-7009

Calibre SQL Injection

4.2 MediumFix available

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

13.9%Up 13.9 points since Aug 6, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.2

Calibre SQL Injection

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
CVE-2024-7009
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-48030 4.2

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
EUVD-2024-48030
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc4x-r58f-6h93 4.2

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text...

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
GHSA-mc4x-r58f-6h93
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.2

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
CVE-2024-7009
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.2

Calibre SQL Injection

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
CVE-2024-7009
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-7009 7.1

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7009
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-7009 4.2

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7009
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0049 No score

Updated calibre packages fix security vulnerabilities

link_to_local_path in ebooks/conversion/plugins/html_input.py in calibre before 6.19.0 can, by default, add resources outside of the document root. (CVE-2023-46303) Path traversal in Calibre <= 7.14.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary file read. (CVE-2024-6781) Improper access control in Calibre 6.9.0 ~ 7.14.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. (CVE-2024-6782) Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting. (CVE-2024-7008) Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database. (CVE-2024-7009)

Record
MGASA-2025-0049
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
calibre
Debian:12
 before 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u4, plus listed versions
6.13.0+repack-26.13.0+repack-2+deb12u16.13.0+repack-2+deb12u26.13.0+repack-2+deb12u3
6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u4
calibre
Debian:13
 before 7.16.0+ds-1
7.16.0+ds-1
calibre
Debian:14
 before 7.16.0+ds-1
7.16.0+ds-1
calibre
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 6.17.0-1.1.mga9
6.17.0-1.1.mga9
calibre
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.33.0+dfsg-1build12.38.0+dfsg-12.45.0+dfsg-12.45.0+dfsg-1build12.48.0+dfsg-1
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2.48.0+dfsg-1build12.54.0+dfsg-12.55.0+dfsg-12.55.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
 None known
calibre
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.7.0+dfsg-23.7.0+dfsg-2build13.12.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-13.14.0+dfsg-1
Show 10 moreShow less
3.15.0.1+dfsg-13.16.0+dfsg-13.16.0+dfsg-1build13.17.0+dfsg-13.17.0+dfsg-23.18.0+dfsg-1build13.19.0+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-1build1
 None known
calibre
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.46.0+dfsg-14.2.0+dfsg-24.3.0+dfsg-14.3.0+dfsg-24.4.0+dfsg-1
Show 14 moreShow less
4.5.0+dfsg-14.5.0+dfsg-24.5.0+dfsg-34.6.0+dfsg-14.7.0+dfsg-14.99.3+dfsg-24.99.4+dfsg-14.99.4+dfsg-1build14.99.4+dfsg+really4.10.0+py3-24.99.4+dfsg+really4.11.2-14.99.4+dfsg+really4.11.2-1build14.99.4+dfsg+really4.12.0-14.99.4+dfsg+really4.12.0-1build14.99.4+dfsg+really4.12.0-1ubuntu1
 None known
calibre
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.25.0+dfsg-25.33.2+dfsg-15.34.0+dfsg-15.35.0+dfsg-1ubuntu25.37.0+dfsg-15.37.0+dfsg-1build1
 None known
calibre
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
6.24.0+ds-16.29.0+ds-17.0.0+ds-17.1.0+ds-17.1.0+ds-2
Show 9 moreShow less
7.2.0+ds-17.2.0+ds-1build17.3.0+ds-17.4.0+ds-17.5.1+ds-17.5.1+ds-27.5.1+ds-37.6.0+ds-17.6.0+ds-1build1
 None known
calibre
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
8.8.0+ds-3build18.13.0+ds+~0.10.5-38.14.0+ds+~0.10.5-18.15.0+ds+~0.10.5-18.16.0+ds+~0.10.5-2
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8.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-18.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-28.16.2+ds+~0.10.5-39.2.1+ds+~0.10.5-2build1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-7009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Calibre, published August 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in calibre 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u4.

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