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Status published
High
CVE-2024-28109
Potential XSLT injection vulnerability when using policy files
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues/1415
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/614ffa477a2cf0819e4b0df1ab133610e0da25fb
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/9386ecbe1a1d1fb9e886d19df28851ed07890d9f
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/d5314cbdf4e058e0716f80dbdad2dbd8d96e6bfe
Affected Vendor
veraPDF
View all reports →Affected Software
veraPDF-library
Vulnerable Versions:
< 1.24.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 28th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.