CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42590

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Gotenberg is a PDF file API that prior to version 8.30.0 had a vulnerability allowing the bypass of ExifTool's metadata write blocklist. Using ExifTool's group-prefix syntax, an attacker could rename, move, and create hard and soft links on the server.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of files on the server, posing a serious threat to data integrity and system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Gotenberg to version 8.30.0 or later to eliminate this vulnerability and minimize the risk of unauthorized file access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.30.0, The ExifTool metadata write blocklist in Gotenberg can be bypassed using ExifTool's group-prefix syntax, enabling arbitrary file rename, move, hardlink, and symlink creation on the server. ExifTool supports group-prefix syntax where File:FileName is processed identically to FileName -- the prefix is stripped by SetNewValue in Writer.pl before tag matching. The safeKeyPattern regex (^[a-zA-Z0-9\-_.:]+$) allows colons, so prefixed tag names pass validation. Any prefix works: File:FileName, System:Directory, a:HardLink, etc. Additionally, FilePermissions, FileUserID, and FileGroupID pseudo-tags are not blocked at all and can modify file attributes without any prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.30.0.

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