#VU97708 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Calibre - CVE-2023-46303

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97708

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46303

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Calibre
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: Calibre

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the ink_to_local_path() function in ebooks/conversion/plugins/html_input.py. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Calibre: before 6.19.0

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External links
https://github.com/0x1717/ssrf-via-img
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/compare/v6.18.1...v6.19.0

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.