CVE-2026-27824 (GCVE-0-2026-27824)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 19:46 – Updated: 2026-03-02 12:54
VLAI?
Title
calibre has IP Ban Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing
Summary
calibre is a cross-platform e-book manager for viewing, converting, editing, and cataloging e-books. Prior to version 9.4.0, the calibre Content Server's brute-force protection mechanism uses a ban key derived from both `remote_addr` and the `X-Forwarded-For` header. Since the `X-Forwarded-For` header is read directly from the HTTP request without any validation or trusted-proxy configuration, an attacker can bypass IP-based bans by simply changing or adding this header, rendering the brute-force protection completely ineffective. This is particularly dangerous for calibre servers exposed to the internet, where brute-force protection is the primary defense against credential stuffing and password guessing attacks. Version 9.4.0 contains a fix for the issue.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kovidgoyal calibre Affected: < 9.4.0
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