CVE-2016-10187
published 2017-03-16CVE-2016-10187: The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
PriorityP432medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.79%
84.8th percentile
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| calibre-ebook | calibre | <= 2.74.0 | — |
| calibre-ebook | calibre | >= 0 < 2.75.1+dfsg-1 | 2.75.1+dfsg-1 |
| calibre-ebook | calibre | >= 0 < 2.75.1+dfsg-1 | 2.75.1+dfsg-1 |
| calibre-ebook | calibre | >= 0 < 2.75.1+dfsg-1 | 2.75.1+dfsg-1 |
| calibre-ebook | calibre | >= 0 < 2.75.1+dfsg-1 | 2.75.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | calibre | < calibre 2.75.1+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | calibre 2.75.1+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-xwhv-5h8x-ff8f: The E-book viewer in calibre before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-10187 [MEDIUM] GHSA-xwhv-5h8x-ff8f: The E-book viewer in calibre before 2
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
OSV
CVE-2016-10187: The E-book viewer in calibre before 2
osv·2017-03-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-10187 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-10187: The E-book viewer in calibre before 2
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
Debian
CVE-2016-10187: calibre - The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitra...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-10187 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-10187: calibre - The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitra...
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.75.1+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.75.1+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.75.1+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.75.1+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.75.1+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest
bugzilla·2017-01-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-10187 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest
CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest
A vulnerability was found in Calibre. It was found that a javascript present in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c
Upstream bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728
Discussion:
Created calibre tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1417557]
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CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/242
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A fix for this CVE was merged in Calibre on 21/12/2016 and became part of version 3.1.1.
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c
---
If the fix was merged in Calibre 3.1.1, then we can probably close this ticket, right? 3.1.1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-01-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-10187 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-10187 calibre: Javascript in the book can access files on the computer using XMLHttpRequest [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue aff
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8chttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8c
2017-03-16
Published