What is CVE-2024-28109?

CVE-2024-28109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Verapdf Verapdf-Library, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-03-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-28109?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28109 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XPath Injection in Verapdf Verapdf-Library

CVE-2024-28109

veraPDF-library is a PDF/A validation library. Executing policy checks using custom schematron files invokes an XSL transformation that could lead to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.2.

Published 2024-03-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Verapdf Verapdf-Library — versions < 1.24.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28109?: CVE-2024-28109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Verapdf Verapdf-Library, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-28109?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28109 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.