Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF Markdown-to-PDF cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF up to 0.28.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Markdown-to-PDF. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.29.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains that "this functionality was removed in 0.29.0 already" and "we plan to re-add at later date with issue resolved".
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling-Tools | Stirling-PDF | 0.28.0; 0.28.1; 0.28.2; 0.28.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Stirling-PDF VendorStirling-Tools Affected 0.28.0; 0.28.1; 0.28.2; 0.28.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stirlingpdf:stirling_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.29.0 | Vulnerable | Stirlingpdf |
- cpe:2.3:a:stirlingpdf:stirling_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.29.0 Vulnerable ·Stirlingpdf
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9075
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgcm-qv34-px5h
References
More Stirling-Tools vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34843 Stirling-PDF SSRF vulnerability on /api/v1/convert/markdown/pdf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34834 Stirling-PDF SSRF vulnerability on /api/v1/convert/file/pdf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34833 Stirling-PDF SSRF vulnerability on /api/v1/convert/html/pdf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-74445 Code injection in Stirling-PDF via H2 database import CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-29281 Stirling-PDF Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)-Induced Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-76934 Stirling-PDF H2 SQL denylist bypass allows Java method execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-9075 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgcm-qv34-px5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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