CVE-2021-4170
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in janeczku/calibre-web
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in janeczku/calibre-web
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
CVE-2021-4170- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0728
7.3
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
EUVD-2022-0728- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg
5.4
calibre-web is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
CVE-2021-4170- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
CVE-2021-4170- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg
5.4
calibre-web is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
GHSA-wrp6-9w7f-3wxg- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-620
5.4
calibre-web is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
calibre-web is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Record
PYSEC-2026-620- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
calibrewebPyPI |
before 0.6.15 | 0.6.15 |
calibrewebPyPI |
before 0.6.15, plus listed versions 0.6.120.6.130.6.14 |
0.6.15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Janeczku Calibre-web, published January 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in calibreweb 0.6.15.