CVE-2025-46568

Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files. Prior to version 0.45.0, Stirling-PDF is vulnerable to SSRF-induced arbitrary file read. WeasyPrint redefines a set of HTML tags, including img, embed, object, and others. The references to several files inside, allow the attachment of content from any webpage or local file to a PDF. This allows the attacker to read any file on the server, including sensitive files and configuration files. All users utilizing this feature will be affected. This issue has been patched in version 0.45.0.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-998c-x8hx-737r	Exploit
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-998c-x8hx-737r	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:stirlingpdf:stirling_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2025, 14:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-01 18:15

Updated : 2025-06-17 14:19

NVD link : CVE-2025-46568

Mitre link : CVE-2025-46568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-46568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

stirlingpdf

stirling_pdf

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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