A vulnerability was identified in janeczku Calibre-Web up to 0.6.26. The impacted element is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument user_id leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Janeczku
  • Calibre-web

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References
Link Providers
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rosrcfxcHrQM7_GOiBwzY_GnCfXoFuVR?usp=drive_link cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/submit/805823 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/360885 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/360885/cti cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sun, 03 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was identified in janeczku Calibre-Web up to 0.6.26. The impacted element is the function generate_auth_token of the file cps/kobo_auth.py of the component Endpoint. Such manipulation of the argument user_id leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title janeczku Calibre-Web Endpoint kobo_auth.py generate_auth_token improper authorization
First Time appeared Janeczku
Janeczku calibre-web
Weaknesses CWE-266
CWE-285
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:janeczku:calibre-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Janeczku
Janeczku calibre-web
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-05-03T23:00:16.240Z

Updated: 2026-05-04T17:50:31.376Z

Reserved: 2026-05-03T07:35:23.631Z

Link: CVE-2026-7709

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T16:26:21.527Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-03T23:16:42.383

Modified: 2026-05-03T23:16:42.383

Link: CVE-2026-7709

cve-icon Redhat

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