# CVE-2024-7008: Calibre Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the Calibre desktop application via reflected cross-site scripting due to unsanitized user input.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7008, GHSA-5q8g-5hhx-x3c8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7008

## What is CVE-2024-7008?

CVE-2024-7008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Calibre, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unsanitized user-input in Calibre <= 7.15.0 allow attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7008?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Calibre-Ebook Calibre.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7008?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-7008 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7008 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Calibre <= 7.15.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-7008.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Calibre

- [CVE-2011-4124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4124/): Command injection in Calibre (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-4125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4125/): Privilege escalation in Calibre (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-26064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26064/): calibre: Path Traversal Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary File Write and Remote Code Execution (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-26065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26065/): calibre: Path Traversal can Lead to Arbitrary File Write and Potential Code Execution (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-25635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25635/): calibre has a Path Traversal Leading to Arbitrary File Write and Potential Code Execution (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7008 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Calibre, published on 6 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7008 exists.

Affected product: Calibre. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7008/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.