CVE-2021-3986: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in janeczku/calibre-web

November 15, 2024 (updated November 19, 2024)

A vulnerability in janeczku/calibre-web allows unauthorized users to view the names of private shelves belonging to other users. This issue occurs in the file shelf.py at line 221, where the name of the shelf is exposed in an error message when a user attempts to remove a book from a shelf they do not own. This vulnerability discloses private information and affects all versions prior to the fix.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-m982-h4f8-g4hf
github.com/janeczku/calibre-web
github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/commit/6f5390ead5df9779ac81fadefffb476e03f93548
huntr.com/bounties/394af194-61a7-4e33-b373-877d4c766fca
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3986

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