PT-2026-65821 · Verapdf · Verapdf
CVE-2026-54078
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Published
2026-07-29
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Updated
2026-07-29
CVSS v4.0
8.7
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
veraPDF versions 1.25.73 through 1.30.1
veraPDF versions 1.31.0 through 1.31.70
Description
An XML External Entity (XXE) injection issue exists in the
validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java file within the getRichTextStringOrStreamEntryStringRepresentation() function. The issue occurs because the DocumentBuilderFactory is instantiated with default settings that allow the resolution of DOCTYPE and external entity declarations. A remote attacker can exploit this by submitting a crafted PDF containing a malicious rich-text /RC or /RV entry, leading to external entity expansion. This allows the attacker to read arbitrary files from the server file system and perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), where the expanded contents are reflected in the validation report.Recommendations
Update to version 1.30.2.
Update to version 1.31.71.
As a temporary mitigation, restrict the processing of PDFs containing rich-text
/RC or /RV entries until the updates are applied.Fix
XXE
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Affected Products
Verapdf