What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28109?

CVE-2024-28109 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-28109?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-28109. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

CVE-2024-28109

HIGH

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)

2024-03-28 security-advisories@github.com

RCE

8.1

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

8.1 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 28, 2024 - 14:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

15 maven packages depend on org.verapdf:core (9 direct, 6 indirect)
8 maven packages depend on org.verapdf:core-jakarta (7 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.24.2 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

veraPDF-library is a PDF/A validation library. Executing policy checks using custom schematron files invokes an XSL transformation that could lead to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.2.

AnalysisAI

veraPDF-library is a PDF/A validation library. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-91. veraPDF-library is a PDF/A validation library. Executing policy checks using custom schematron files invokes an XSL transformation that could lead to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.2.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.