Potential XSLT injection vulnerability when using policy files
Priority LOW 39CWE-91Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01033 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed veraPDF-library (veraPDF): 1.24.2org.verapdf:core (Maven): 1.24.2+8 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| veraPDF | veraPDF-library | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.verapdf:core (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:core-jakarta (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:core-arlington (Maven) | before 1.25.127 | 1.25.127 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:verapdf-library-arlington (Maven) | before 1.25.127 | 1.25.127 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:verapdf-library (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:verapdf-library-jakarta (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:library-arlington (Maven) | before 1.25.127 | 1.25.127 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:library (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
| — | org.verapdf:library-jakarta (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw |
- veraPDF-library VendorveraPDF Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available CNA
- org.verapdf:core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:core-jakarta (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:core-arlington (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.25.127 Fixed in 1.25.127 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:verapdf-library-arlington (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.25.127 Fixed in 1.25.127 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:verapdf-library (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:verapdf-library-jakarta (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:library-arlington (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.25.127 Fixed in 1.25.127 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:library (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
- org.verapdf:library-jakarta (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA veraPDF-library (veraPDF) Fixed in 1.24.2
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:core (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:core-jakarta (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:core-arlington (Maven) Fixed in 1.25.127 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:verapdf-library-arlington (Maven) Fixed in 1.25.127 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:verapdf-library (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:verapdf-library-jakarta (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:library-arlington (Maven) Fixed in 1.25.127 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:library (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw org.verapdf:library-jakarta (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw
References
Other 6
- 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
- https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library
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- TI-2026-39009 veraPDF Validation XXE via XFA CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39008 veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39011 veraPDF Parser DoS via PostScript Type 1 Font Programs CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-39010 veraPDF Parser DoS via PostScript CMap Streams CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-39012 veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-35313 Potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability in veraPDF CLI CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-28109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-28109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qxqf-2mfx-x8jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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