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Github GHSA |
GHSA-7v3r-m9c8-r855 | Gotenberg's ExifTool group-prefix syntax bypasses dangerous-tag blocklist |
Fri, 15 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 14 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000
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Gotenberg
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Gotenberg
Gotenberg gotenberg |
Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Gotenberg: ExifTool group-prefix syntax bypasses dangerous-tag blocklist | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-184 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-15T15:57:55.433Z
Reserved: 2026-04-29T00:31:15.724Z
Link: CVE-2026-42590
Updated: 2026-05-15T15:56:45.521Z
Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-05-14T16:16:22.010
Modified: 2026-05-15T17:16:47.027
Link: CVE-2026-42590
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