Stirling-PDF Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)-Induced Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files. Prior to version 0.45.0, Stirling-PDF is vulnerable to SSRF-induced arbitrary file read. WeasyPrint redefines a set of HTML tags, including img, embed, object, and others. The references to several files inside, allow the attachment of content from any webpage or local file to a PDF. This allows the attacker to read any file on the server, including sensitive files and configuration files. All users utilizing this feature will be affected. This issue has been patched in version 0.45.0.
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- CVEs
- CVE-2025-46568
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 7 Nov 2026, 15:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Stirling-PDF Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)-Induced Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 1 May 2025, 17:20 UTC
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files. Prior to version 0.45.0, Stirling-PDF is vulnerable to SSRF-induced arbitrary file read. WeasyPrint redefines a set of HTML tags, including img, embed, object, and others. The references to several files inside, allow the attachment of content from any webpage or local file to a PDF. This allows the attacker to read any file on the server, including sensitive files and configuration files. All users utilizing this feature will be affected. This issue has been patched in version 0.45.0.
osv:CVE-2025-46568
Complete source record
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