CVE-2024-39307 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Kavita is a cross platform reading server. Opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Kavita doesn't sanitize or sandbox the contents of epubs, allowing scripts inside ebooks to execute. This vulnerability was patched in version 0.8.1.

Published: 2024-06-28

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Kareadita

Kavita

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 0.8.0`	affected	—

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-37893	Kavita is a cross platform reading server. Opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Kavita doesn't sanitize or sandbox the contents of epubs, allowing scripts inside ebooks to execute. This vulnerability was patched in version 0.8.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00463.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita/security/advisories/GHSA-r4qc-3w52-2v84

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-06-28T20:44:53.930Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:19:20.747Z

Reserved: 2024-06-21T18:15:22.259Z

Link: CVE-2024-39307

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-06-29T13:31:04.563Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-28T21:15:03.713

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:41:41.033

Link: CVE-2024-39307

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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