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.
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"cna_assigner": "Fluid Attacks",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-1333"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6998.json"
}{
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