CVE-2024-36827

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the ebookmeta.get_metadata function of ebookmeta before v1.2.8 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.

Affected products

Dnkorpushov Ebookmeta: before 1.2.8 — fixed in 1.2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dnkorpushov Ebookmeta 1.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/dnkorpushov/ebookmeta/issues/16#issue-2317712335
https://github.com/dnkorpushov/ebookmeta/issues/16#issue-2317712335

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