Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool package, versions <8.30.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGOTENBERGGOTENBERGV8PKGMODULESEXIFTOOL-16318380
  • published28 Apr 2026
  • disclosed7 Apr 2026
  • creditkodareef5

Introduced: 7 Apr 2026

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool to version 8.30.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity via improper handling of metadata tags in the exiftool process. An attacker can manipulate files on the filesystem, such as renaming, moving, or creating hard or symbolic links to arbitrary paths, by submitting specially crafted metadata keys through the unauthenticated HTTP API.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1