CVE-2024-28109

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.

Published: Mar 28, 2024
Updated: May 4, 2025
CVE: CVE-2024-28109
GHSA: GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Unknown
Score:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-91

OWASP TOP 10:

A1 - Injection

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
org.verapdf / core	-	1.24.2
org.verapdf / core-jakarta	-	1.24.2
org.verapdf / core-arlington	-	1.25.127
org.verapdf / library-arlington	-	1.25.127
org.verapdf / library	-	1.24.2
org.verapdf / library-jakarta	-	1.24.2

https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/614ffa477a2cf0819e4b0df1ab133610e0da25fb
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/9386ecbe1a1d1fb9e886d19df28851ed07890d9f
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/commit/d5314cbdf4e058e0716f80dbdad2dbd8d96e6bfe
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues/1415
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/security/advisories/GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw

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CVE-2024-28109

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