CVE-2024-7009

Calibre SQL Injection

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Published Aug 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS 13.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Calibre

Calibre

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.15.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-48030	Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow users with permissions to perform full-text searches to achieve SQL injection on the SQLite database.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 13.9% (13.922% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/d56574285e8859d3d715eb7829784ee74337b7d7
https://starlabs.sg/advisories/24/24-7009/

History

Aug 19, 2024 5:45 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Calibre-ebook Calibre-ebook calibre
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre::::::::
Vendors & Products		Calibre-ebook Calibre-ebook calibre

Subscriptions

Calibre-ebook Calibre

Kovidgoyal Calibre

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: STAR_Labs
Published: Aug 6, 2024, 3:40 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:37 PM
Reserved: Jul 23, 2024, 3:50 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:37 PM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:37 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Aug 6, 2024, 4:16 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

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