CVE-2025-11059: xml2rfc is vulnerable to arbitrary file reads through prepped files
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When generating PDF files, this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by injecting malicious link element into the prepped RFCXML.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9mv7-3c64-mmqw
- github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc
- github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/commit/73fb1c91fc62ac540bb6bd24f982f2becf84c1b0
- github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/releases/tag/v3.30.2
- github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/security/advisories/GHSA-9mv7-3c64-mmqw
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11059
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