6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-75529
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via MIME-Type Confusion in PDF Downloads of Pandora
Description

Pandora is affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the PDF download functionality. The /task-download/<task_id>/.../pdf endpoint verifies that the submitted file is a PDF using Pandora's content-based file-type detection, but previously returned the file using send_file(task.file.path) without explicitly specifying the MIME type or forcing it to be downloaded as an attachment. Because Flask determines the response MIME type from the filename when a path is supplied, an attacker could submit a file whose content is recognized by Pandora as a PDF while its filename or extension causes the download endpoint to return it with a different, potentially active MIME type. A specially crafted PDF/polyglot file could therefore be served inline and interpreted by a victim's browser as HTML or another executable web format. If a victim with access to the submitted analysis follows the PDF download link, attacker-controlled script could execute in the security context of the Pandora application, potentially allowing access to application data or actions using the victim's session. The patch prevents the issue by explicitly returning PDF downloads with Content-Type: application/pdf, forcing Content-Disposition: attachment, and assigning a trusted .pdf filename based on the task UUID.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Solution
Fix stored cross-site scripting in PDF download by setting explicit content type and disposition.
  • Set Content-Type to application/pdf.
  • Force Content-Disposition to attachment.
  • Use a trusted filename for downloads.
  • Update Pandora to the latest version.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/pandora-analysis/pandora/commit/668ec65a93cee327e3d925da2698849c9e65625a
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  • New CVE Received by 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8

    Aug. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/pandora-analysis/pandora', 'vendor': 'pandora-analysis', 'product': 'pandora', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.12.5'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Pandora is affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the PDF download functionality. The /task-download/<task_id>/.../pdf endpoint verifies that the submitted file is a PDF using Pandora's content-based file-type detection, but previously returned the file using send_file(task.file.path) without explicitly specifying the MIME type or forcing it to be downloaded as an attachment. Because Flask determines the response MIME type from the filename when a path is supplied, an attacker could submit a file whose content is recognized by Pandora as a PDF while its filename or extension causes the download endpoint to return it with a different, potentially active MIME type. A specially crafted PDF/polyglot file could therefore be served inline and interpreted by a victim's browser as HTML or another executable web format. If a victim with access to the submitted analysis follows the PDF download link, attacker-controlled script could execute in the security context of the Pandora application, potentially allowing access to application data or actions using the victim's session. The patch prevents the issue by explicitly returning PDF downloads with Content-Type: application/pdf, forcing Content-Disposition: attachment, and assigning a trusted .pdf filename based on the task UUID.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://github.com/pandora-analysis/pandora/commit/668ec65a93cee327e3d925da2698849c9e65625a
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