CVE-2025-48708
Artifex Ghostscript Argument Injection Vulnerability
Description
gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.
INFO
Published Date :
May 23, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 20, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-48708 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2025-48708 Ghostscript PDF lack of argument sanitization leading to password leakage
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.05.1 Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/23/2 Types: Mailing List Added Reference Type MITRE: https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e78686a31fd880207303ee Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
May. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/23/2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.0 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.0 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-212 Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446 Added Reference https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e78686a31fd880207303ee
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