CVE-2025-55161
Stirling-PDF SSRF
Description
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that performs various operations on PDF files. Prior to version 1.1.0, when using the /api/v1/convert/markdown/pdf endpoint to convert Markdown to PDF, the backend calls a third-party tool to process it and includes a sanitizer for security sanitization which can be bypassed and result in SSRF. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-55161.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commit/7d6b70871bad2a3ff810825f7382c49f55293943 | |
| https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-ff33-grr6-rmvp |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that performs various operations on PDF files. Prior to version 1.1.0, when using the /api/v1/convert/markdown/pdf endpoint to convert Markdown to PDF, the backend calls a third-party tool to process it and includes a sanitizer for security sanitization which can be bypassed and result in SSRF. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-918 Added Reference https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commit/7d6b70871bad2a3ff810825f7382c49f55293943 Added Reference https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-ff33-grr6-rmvp
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-55161 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-55161
weaknesses.