CVE-2026-54078 (GCVE-0-2026-54078)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-29 15:11
Modified
2026-07-29 18:02
Severity ?
8.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Summary
veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java in getRichTextStringOrStreamEntryStringRepresentation(), where a crafted PDF containing a malicious rich-text /RC or /RV entry can cause external entity expansion and reflect local file contents into the validation report. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.
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Vendor Product Version
veraPDF veraPDF-validation Version: >= 1.25.73, < 1.30.2
Version: >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71
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