[USN-6232-1] wkhtmltopdf vulnerability
Camila Camargo de Matos
camila.camargodematos at canonical.com
Thu Jul 20 20:50:28 UTC 2023
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6232-1
July 20, 2023
wkhtmltopdf vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
wkhtmltopdf could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- wkhtmltopdf: Command line utility to convert html to pdf using WebKit
Details:
It was discovered that wkhtmltopdf was not properly enforcing the
same-origin policy when processing certain HTML files. If a user or
automated system using wkhtmltopdf were tricked into processing a
specially crafted HTML file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to
expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
wkhtmltopdf 0.12.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
wkhtmltopdf 0.9.9-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6232-1
CVE-2020-21365
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wkhtmltopdf/0.12.5-1ubuntu0.1
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