CVE-2025-48708
4.0CVSSMEDIUM
Description
gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
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Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Collection
References
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446
bugs.ghostscript.com
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e78686a31fd880207303ee
cgit.ghostscript.com
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e78686a31fd880207303ee
cgit.ghostscript.com
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Timeline
Published
May 23, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 20, 2025
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