# CVE-2022-30765: SQL injection in calibreweb

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-30765-sql-injection-in-calibreweb  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-30765 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2022-05-17

Calibre-Web before 0.6.18 allows user table SQL Injection.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-30765 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-30765 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-30765?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** calibreweb (PyPI) < 0.6.18, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.6.18.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-30765?** Yes. calibreweb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.6.18 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-30765?** 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 0.6.18 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "calibreweb>=0.6.18"
  ```


## Affected products

- calibreweb (PyPI) < 0.6.18, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.6.18

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-30765
- GHSA-8ppf-x4gr-2x7g
- PYSEC-2026-305

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