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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via crafted ebooks in Kavita

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Kavita is a cross platform reading server. Opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Kavita doesn't sanitize or sandbox the contents of epubs, allowing scripts inside ebooks to execute. This vulnerability was patched in version 0.8.1.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-39307
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 19:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via crafted ebooks in Kavita

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jun 2024, 20:44 UTC

Kavita is a cross platform reading server. Opening an ebook with malicious scripts inside leads to code execution inside the browsing context. Kavita doesn't sanitize or sandbox the contents of epubs, allowing scripts inside ebooks to execute. This vulnerability was patched in version 0.8.1.

osv:CVE-2024-39307
Complete source record
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