CVE-2025-48708 (GCVE-0-2025-48708)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-24 00:11
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-212 - Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
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Vendor Product Version
Artifex Ghostscript Affected: 0 , < 10.05.1 (custom)
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