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CVE-2024-52800

Potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability in veraPDF CLI

CVSS 2.3 LOWEPSS 1.1%CWE-611
Vexday Risk Score
8Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 2.3EPSS 1.1%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
29 Nov 2024Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
veraPDF is an open source PDF/A validation library. Executing policy checks using custom schematron files via the CLI invokes an XSL transformation that may theoretically lead to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This doesn't affect the standard validation and policy checks functionality, veraPDF's common use cases. Most veraPDF users don't insert any custom XSLT code into policy profiles, which are based on Schematron syntax rather than direct XSL transforms. For users who do, only load custom policy files from sources you trust. This issue has not yet been patched. Users are advised to be cautious of XSLT code until a patch is available.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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