FKIE_CVE-2024-39123

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-07-19 20:15 - Updated: 2025-07-09 15:28
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization performed by the clean_string function. The vulnerability arises from the way the clean_string function handles HTML sanitization.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/pentesttoolscom/vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2024-39123Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2024-39123Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
janeczku calibre-web *
To clipboard 

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "94480F88-F928-41E1-8674-92970EDCC8F7",
              "versionEndIncluding": "0.6.21",
              "versionStartIncluding": "0.6.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 to 0.6.21, the edit_book_comments function is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization performed by the clean_string function. The vulnerability arises from the way the clean_string function handles HTML sanitization."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": " En janeczku Calibre-Web 0.6.0 a 0.6.21, la funci\u00f3n edit_book_comments es vulnerable a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) debido a una sanitizaci\u00f3n inadecuada realizada por la funci\u00f3n clean_string. La vulnerabilidad surge de la forma en que la funci\u00f3n clean_string maneja la sanitizaci\u00f3n de HTML."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-39123",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-09T15:28:45.570",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.4,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.3,
        "impactScore": 2.7,
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2024-07-19T20:15:07.797",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2024-39123"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/pentesttoolscom/vulnerability-research/tree/master/CVE-2024-39123"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.