Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files. In affected versions the Merge functionality takes untrusted user input (file name) and uses it directly in the creation of HTML pages allowing any unauthenticated to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user. The issue stems to the code starting at `Line 24` in `src/main/resources/static/js/merge.js`. The file name is directly being input into InnerHTML with no sanitization on the file name, allowing a malicious user to be able to upload files with names containing HTML tags. As HTML tags can include JavaScript code, this can be used to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user. This is a self-injection style attack and relies on a user uploading the malicious file themselves and it impact only them, not other users. A user might be social engineered into running this to launch a phishing attack. Nevertheless, this breaks the expected security restrictions in place by the application. This issue has been addressed in version 0.32.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
History

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Stirlingpdf
Stirlingpdf stirling Pdf
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:stirlingpdf:stirling_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Stirlingpdf
Stirlingpdf stirling Pdf
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files. In affected versions the Merge functionality takes untrusted user input (file name) and uses it directly in the creation of HTML pages allowing any unauthenticated to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user. The issue stems to the code starting at `Line 24` in `src/main/resources/static/js/merge.js`. The file name is directly being input into InnerHTML with no sanitization on the file name, allowing a malicious user to be able to upload files with names containing HTML tags. As HTML tags can include JavaScript code, this can be used to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user. This is a self-injection style attack and relies on a user uploading the malicious file themselves and it impact only them, not other users. A user might be social engineered into running this to launch a phishing attack. Nevertheless, this breaks the expected security restrictions in place by the application. This issue has been addressed in version 0.32.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Title Self Cross Site Scripting (XSS) In Merge Functionality in Stirling-PDF
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-11-11T19:14:47.330Z

Updated: 2024-11-12T14:47:00.180Z

Reserved: 2024-11-06T19:00:26.393Z

Link: CVE-2024-52286

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-12T14:46:55.350Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-11-11T20:15:19.867

Modified: 2024-11-12T13:55:21.227

Link: CVE-2024-52286

cve-icon Redhat

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