CVE-2022-2525
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in janeczku/calibre-web
CVE-2022-2525 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Janeczku Calibre-web, published April 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in calibreweb 0.6.20.
- Severity
- 7.3 HighCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.77%EPSS, 56th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.6.20calibreweb +1 more
Description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
calibrewebPyPI | before 0.6.20 | 0.6.20 |
calibrewebPyPI | before 0.6.20, plus listed versions 0.6.120.6.130.6.140.6.150.6.160.6.170.6.180.6.19 | 0.6.20 |
What each source reports
CVE List
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in janeczku/calibre-web
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
CVE-2022-2525- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-307, CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1336
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4No score
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in calibreweb
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
GHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
CVE-2022-2525- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in janeczku/calibre-web
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
CVE-2022-2525- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4No score
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in calibreweb
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
GHSA-jg8w-wgx2-g7q4- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1231No score
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in calibreweb
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/9ff87820-c14c-4454-9764-406496254ef0
github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/49e4f540c9b204c7e39b3c27ceadecd83ed60e7e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2525
pypi.org/project/calibreweb