CVE-2026-55073
WeasyPrint restrictive URL fetcher bypass allows local file read and SSRF
Description
WeasyPrint helps web developers to create PDF documents. Prior to 70.0, server-side applications that configure a restrictive url_fetcher and pass attacker-influenced values to HTML.write_pdf() can have the restriction bypassed through the xmp_metadata or stylesheets options. In weasyprint/pdf/init.py, xmp_metadata calls select_source() without the document url_fetcher, allowing an accessible local file to be read and embedded verbatim in the output PDF. In weasyprint/document.py, stylesheets constructs CSS() without the document url_fetcher, allowing local or internal resource loading and propagating the permissive fetcher through nested CSS imports and url() references. The stylesheets channel applies fetched resources but does not by itself disclose stylesheet comments verbatim. This issue is fixed in version 70.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 14, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 16, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | github | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update weasyprint to a patched version.
- Ensure fetcher is passed to select_source calls.
- Pass the document's url_fetcher to CSS constructor.
- Alternatively, restrict xmp_metadata to byte strings.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint/security/advisories/GHSA-jf6q-chmf-3h3v Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-55073', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-16T15:18:39.718323Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description WeasyPrint helps web developers to create PDF documents. Prior to 70.0, server-side applications that configure a restrictive url_fetcher and pass attacker-influenced values to HTML.write_pdf() can have the restriction bypassed through the xmp_metadata or stylesheets options. In weasyprint/pdf/init.py, xmp_metadata calls select_source() without the document url_fetcher, allowing an accessible local file to be read and embedded verbatim in the output PDF. In weasyprint/document.py, stylesheets constructs CSS() without the document url_fetcher, allowing local or internal resource loading and propagating the permissive fetcher through nested CSS imports and url() references. The stylesheets channel applies fetched resources but does not by itself disclose stylesheet comments verbatim. This issue is fixed in version 70.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-918 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55073.json">CVE-2026-55073</a> Added Reference https://github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint/commit/289e278439b017cd9263b4cd4727026987f86443 Added Reference https://github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint/releases/tag/v70.0 Added Reference https://github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint/security/advisories/GHSA-jf6q-chmf-3h3v