PUBLISHED
2026-04-14 09:16
MODIFIED
2026-04-14 09:16
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.96%
Top 38.8%
> DESCRIPTION
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache PDFBox Examples.
This issue affects the
ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.36, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.7.
Users are recommended to update to version 2.0.37 or 3.0.8 once
available. Until then, they should apply the fix provided in GitHub PR
427.
The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contained a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) mentioned in CVE-2026-23907. However the change in the releases 2.0.36 and 3.0.7 is flawed because it doesn't consider the file path separator. Because of that, a user having writing rights on /home/ABC could be victim to a malicious PDF resulting in a write attempt to any path starting with /home/ABC, e.g. "/home/ABCDEF".
Users who have copied this example into their production code should apply the mentioned change. The example
has been changed accordingly and is available in the project repository.
> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS
ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.
> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
> RED HAT SEVERITY ASSESSMENT
> GITHUB SECURITY ADVISORY
GHSA-gcj8-76p4-g2fq
MODERATE
Apache PDFBox Examples: Path Traversal in PDFBox ExtractEmbeddedFiles Example Code
AFFECTED PACKAGES:
MAVEN / org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-examples
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.7
Fixed in: 3.0.8
MAVEN / org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-examples
>= 2.0.24, <= 2.0.36
Fixed in: 2.0.37
> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS
Première apparition
14/04/2026 09:16
Source: NVD
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ENRICHISSEMENT
01/11/2026 06:59
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that i...
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneat...
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ENRICHISSEMENT
01/05/2026 06:01
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') - The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that i...
📊
ENRICHISSEMENT
19/04/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Nouvelle valeur:
{
"threat_severity": "Moderate",
"severity_scale": null
}
📊
ENRICHISSEMENT
19/04/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Total des modifications: 4
Dernière mise à jour: 1 week ago