# CVE-2021-4171: calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-4171-calibre-web-is-vulnerable-to-business-logic-errors  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-01-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-4171 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2022-01-21

calibre-web is vulnerable to Business Logic Errors

Technologies: [calibreweb (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/calibreweb). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-4171 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-4171 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-4171?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 21 January 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** calibreweb (PyPI) < 0.6.15, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.6.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-4171?** Yes. calibreweb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.6.15 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-4171?** Check whether you run calibreweb (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- calibreweb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.6.15 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "calibreweb>=0.6.15"
  ```


## Affected products

- calibreweb (PyPI) < 0.6.15, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.6.15

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-4171
- GHSA-xp7p-3gx7-j6wx
- PYSEC-2026-307

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