CVE-2021-4171
Business Logic Errors in janeczku/calibre-web
CVE-2021-4171 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Janeczku Calibre-web, published January 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in calibreweb 0.6.15.
- Severity
- 7.7 HighCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 1.43%EPSS, 73rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.6.15calibreweb +1 more
Description
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
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 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.7
Business Logic Errors in janeczku/calibre-web
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
CVE-2021-4171- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-840
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0745 7.7
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
EUVD-2022-0745- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx 9.8
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
GHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx- 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
- 2026-11-02
NVD 9.8
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
CVE-2021-4171- 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
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-840
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 9.8
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
CVE-2021-4171- 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
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx 9.8
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
GHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx- 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
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-307 9.8
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors
- Record
PYSEC-2026-307- 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
- 2026-11-02
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/1117f439-133c-4563-afb2-6cd80607bd5c
github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/3e0d8763c377d2146462811e3e4ccf13f0d312ce
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4171
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/calibreweb/PYSEC-2026-307.yaml
pypi.org/project/calibreweb
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx
github.com/janeczku/calibre-web