CVE-2025-6998

Summary

ReDoS in strip_whitespaces() function in cps/string_helper.py in Calibre Web and Autocaliweb allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service via specially crafted username parameter that triggers catastrophic backtracking during login. This issue affects Calibre Web: 0.6.24 (Nicolette); Autocaliweb: from 0.7.0 before 0.7.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Calibre WebCalibre Web0.6.24affected
AutocaliwebAutocaliweb0.7.0 < 0.7.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1333: CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References