Description
PDFMathTranslate (pdf2zh) through 1.9.11 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to make the server fetch arbitrary URLs via the Link input. The translate_file handler passes user URLs to download_with_limit without scheme or address validation, letting attackers reach internal services and cloud metadata endpoints and retrieve returned PDFs.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PDFMathTranslate | PDFMathTranslate | <= 1.9.11 |
References
- https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate
- https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/blob/0f0618d3303d064d97e7adb77557b21236c6cee0/pdf2zh/gui.py#L149-L179
- https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/blob/0f0618d3303d064d97e7adb77557b21236c6cee0/pdf2zh/gui.py#L257-L269
- https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfmathtranslate-through-1.9.11-ssrf-via-gradio-web-gui-link-input
- https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred