CWE-80Weakness · CWE-80

CVE-2026-57532

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-06-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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92/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Malicious HTML content contained in the layout specification of a PDF ticket or badge layout was executed when the PDF editor is opened in the browser. This could allow one backend user to inject JavaScript into the browser context of another backend user. Due to requirements of the PDF rendering and editing libraries used, this is one of the few pages in our backend that do not have a strong Content-Security-Policy that would render this capability useless for most scenarios.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PDF ticket/badge layout editor. Malicious HTML/JavaScript embedded in layout specifications executes in the browser when another backend user opens the PDF editor, allowing script injection into another user's browser session.

MitigationImplement appropriate Content-Security-Policy headers for the PDF editor page, or implement server-side HTML sanitization for layout specification content before rendering, while ensuring PDF rendering functionality remains intact.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
Authentication
X
User interaction
P
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify PDF layout editor component
    Locate the PDF ticket/badge layout editor feature in your application. Check for endpoints, modules, or UI elements labeled 'PDF layout', 'badge editor', 'ticket designer', or similar. Determine if this component is installed/enabled in your environment.
    Affected if The PDF ticket/badge layout editor feature exists and is accessible to authenticated users in your environment.
  2. Determine installed product version
    Check your application or platform's installed version using standard methods (e.g., admin dashboard, version file, package manager, or API endpoint that returns version information). Compare this version against any official advisory for CVE-2026-57532.
    Affected if Your product version falls within the affected version range specified in the CVE advisory.
  3. Verify authenticated access to layout editor
    Confirm that backend user accounts can access the PDF layout editor. Check user role permissions and whether the layout editor UI or API endpoints are reachable by authenticated users.
    Affected if Authenticated users can access or interact with the PDF layout editor functionality.
  4. Inspect layout specifications for injected content
    Access the layout specification storage (database tables, configuration files, or layout templates used by the editor). Search for any layout records containing HTML tags (such as <script>, <iframe>, <object>, onload, onerror, or javascript: URIs) that were not intentionally added by administrators.
    Affected if Layout specifications contain unsanitized HTML/JavaScript that could execute in another user's browser session.
  5. Review browser execution context
    If you have access to browser developer tools or security logs, examine whether the PDF editor page processes layout content without sanitization. Check if CSP headers are present on the layout editor page.
    Affected if The PDF layout editor renders layout specifications directly into the page HTML without sanitization and without CSP protection.

Your environment is affected if the PDF ticket/badge layout editor is enabled, your product version is within the affected range, and layout specifications can contain unsanitized HTML that renders in the browser of other users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement appropriate Content-Security-Policy headers for the PDF editor page, or implement server-side HTML sanitization for layout specification content before rendering, while ensuring PDF rendering functionality remains intact.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,680
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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