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Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-28109Potential XSLT injection vulnerability when using policy files

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in veraPDF-library from veraPDF. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

veraPDF-library is a PDF/A validation library. Executing policy checks using custom schematron files invokes an XSL transformation that could lead to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.2.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.verapdf:core1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:core-arlington1.25.127GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:core-jakarta1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:library1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:library-arlington1.25.127GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:library-jakarta1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:verapdf-library1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:verapdf-library-arlington1.25.127GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Mavenorg.verapdf:verapdf-library-jakarta1.24.2GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
veraPDF veraPDF-library < 1.24.2

Weakness: CWE-91 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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