janeczku calibre up to 0.6.19 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in janeczku calibre up to 0.6.19. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-2525. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in janeczku calibre up to 0.6.19 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.

The weakness was released 04/15/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2525 since 07/24/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.6.20 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 49e4f540c9b204c7e39b3c27ceadecd83ed60e7e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1336). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: calibre 0.6.20
Patch: 49e4f540c9b204c7e39b3c27ceadecd83ed60e7e

Timelineinfo

07/24/2022 🔍
04/15/2023 +265 days 🔍
04/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +819 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 49e4f540c9b204c7e39b3c27ceadecd83ed60e7e
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226111
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2023 17:50
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:40
Changes: 04/15/2023 17:50 (51), 05/05/2023 09:28 (1), 05/05/2023 09:32 (11), 07/12/2025 22:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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