CVE-2024-7009 (GCVE-0-2024-7009)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-06 03:40 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Calibre SQL Injection
Summary
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.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-06 13:15 UTC
CWE
- CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://starlabs.sg/advisories/24/24-7009/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/d565… | patch |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibre | Calibre |
Affected:
7.15.0
|
guessed | |
| kovidgoyal | calibre |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 7.15.0
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:calibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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