CVE-2026-33436

Stirling-PDF: Reflected XSS through crafted filename in file upload functionality

State
Published
Severity
3.1 Low
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Updated
Apr 20, 2026
Reserved
Mar 19, 2026

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Description

Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. In versions prior to 2.0.0, file upload endpoints render user-supplied filenames directly into HTML using unsafe methods like innerHTML without sanitization. An attacker can craft a file with a malicious filename containing JavaScript that executes in the uploading user's browser context, resulting in reflected XSS. The issue affects numerous upload endpoints across the application. The issue has been fixed in version 2.0.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.13.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Stirling-PDFStirling-Tools
  • < 2.0.0Affected

References

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