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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.
NVD Status： Modified ，CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2024-36827
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-36827 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100) : CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%).Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-36827
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2025-11-21
0.37%
0.06%
-0.31%
2
2025-11-18
0.06%
0.37%
+0.31%
3
2025-10-27
—
0.06%
—
Full EPSS history
(10 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-36827
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.5
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9
3.6
[email protected]
7.5
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9
3.6
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-36827
GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-36827
GHSA-whf4-fpj8-pgg8 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip
— ebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-36827
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
dnkorpushov
ebookmeta
< 1.2.8
cpe:2.3:a:dnkorpushov:ebookmeta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2024-36827
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