CVE-2021-3987

Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in janeczku/calibre-web. The affected version allows users without public shelf permissions to create public shelves. The vulnerability is due to the `create_shelf` method in `shelf.py` not verifying if the user has the necessary permissions to create a public shelf. This issue can lead to unauthorized actions being performed by users.

Reserved 2021-11-20 | Published 2024-11-15 | Updated 2024-11-15 | Assigner @huntr_ai

Problem types

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Product status

Any version
affected

References

huntr.com/bounties/29fcc091-87b6-43bc-ab4b-3c0bec3f71df

github.com/...ommit/bcdc97641447965af486964537f3821f47b28874

cve.org (CVE-2021-3987)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2021-3987)

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