CVE-2024-28184 WeasyPrint allows the attachment of arbitrary files and URLs to a PDF
WeasyPrint allows attackers to attach arbitrary local files or URLs to generated PDFs, bypassing url_fetcher restrictions and exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-28184?
CVE-2024-28184 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WeasyPrint helps web developers to create PDF documents. Since version 61.0, there's a vulnerability which allows attaching content of arbitrary files and URLs to a generated PDF document, even if `url_fetcher` is configured to prevent access to files and URLs. This vulnerability has been patched in version 61.2.
Weakness: CWE-829
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28184?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including weasyprint. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
weasyprint PyPI | From 61.0 | 61.2 |
weasyprint PyPI | From 61.0 | 61.2 |
weasyprint PyPI | From 61.0 | 61.2 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Kozea Weasyprint.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28184?
Upgrade weasyprint to 61.2 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-28184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28184, GHSA-35jj-wx47-4w8r, PYSEC-2026-2033, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28184.