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CVE-2026-49260

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Description

PhpWeasyPrint is a PHP library allowing PDF generation from a URL or an HTML page. Prior to version 2.5.1, `pontedilana/php-weasyprint` builds the shell command for WeasyPrint by passing the binary path through `escapeshellarg()` first and then checking the *quoted* result with `is_executable()`. On POSIX `escapeshellarg('/usr/local/bin/weasyprint')` returns `'/usr/local/bin/weasyprint'` with the single-quote characters as part of the string, so `is_executable()` looks for a file whose actual name includes those quotes. That file never exists, the "safe" branch is dead code, and the raw `$binary` string (set via the constructor or `setBinary()`) flows directly into `Symfony\Component\Process\Process::fromShellCommandline()`. Any deployment whose binary path is sourced from configuration, an environment variable, or a per-tenant setting reaches a shell-command-injection sink. The library is documented as a one-to-one substitute for KnpLabs/snappy and inherited the exact pre-fix codepath KnpLabs patched in GHSA-vpr4-p6fq-85jc. PhpWeasyPrint version 2.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.2 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-19 17:16:29.477000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-49260",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-19T17:16:29.477",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "PhpWeasyPrint is a PHP library allowing PDF generation from a URL or an HTML page. Prior to version 2.5.1, `pontedilana/php-weasyprint` builds the shell command for WeasyPrint by passing the binary path through `escapeshellarg()` first and then checking the *quoted* result with `is_executable()`. On POSIX `escapeshellarg('/usr/local/bin/weasyprint')` returns `'/usr/local/bin/weasyprint'` with the single-quote characters as part of the string, so `is_executable()` looks for a file whose actual name includes those quotes. That file never exists, the \"safe\" branch is dead code, and the raw `$binary` string (set via the constructor or `setBinary()`) flows directly into `Symfony\\Component\\Process\\Process::fromShellCommandline()`. Any deployment whose binary path is sourced from configuration, an environment variable, or a per-tenant setting reaches a shell-command-injection sink. The library is documented as a one-to-one substitute for KnpLabs/snappy and inherited the exact pre-fix codepath KnpLabs patched in GHSA-vpr4-p6fq-85jc. PhpWeasyPrint version 2.5.1 contains a patch for the issue."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "PhpWeasyPrint es una biblioteca PHP que permite la generación de PDF a partir de una URL o una página HTML. Antes de la versión 2.5.1, “pontedilana/php-weasyprint” construye el comando de shell para WeasyPrint pasando primero la ruta del binario a través de “escapeshellarg()” y luego verificando el resultado entrecomillado con “is_executable()”. En POSIX, “escapeshellarg(’/usr/local/bin/weasyprint’)” devuelve “’/usr/local/bin/weasyprint’” con los caracteres de comilla simple como parte de la cadena, por lo que “is_executable()” busca un archivo cuyo nombre real incluye esas comillas. Ese archivo nunca existe, la rama ’segura’ es código muerto, y la cadena “$binary” sin procesar (establecida a través del constructor o “setBinary()”) fluye directamente hacia “Symfony\\Component\\Process\\Process::fromShellCommandline()”. Cualquier despliegue cuya ruta binaria se obtenga de la configuración, una variable de entorno o una configuración por inquilino, alcanza un sumidero de inyección de comandos de shell. La biblioteca está documentada como un sustituto uno a uno de KnpLabs/snappy y heredó la ruta de código pre-parche exacta que KnpLabs parcheó en GHSA-vpr4-p6fq-85jc. PhpWeasyPrint versión 2.5.1 contiene un parche para el problema."
    }
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  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "product": "php-weasyprint",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "< 2.5.1",
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    }
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.2,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 1.5,
        "impactScore": 6.0
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-78"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/KnpLabs/snappy/security/advisories/GHSA-vpr4-p6fq-85jc",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/pontedilana/php-weasyprint/commit/9e86a2b317237fc5728f712f5037164530117f7e",
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      "url": "https://github.com/pontedilana/php-weasyprint/releases/tag/2.5.1",
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    },
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      "source": "[email protected]"
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