Security and Feature Update for webPDF 9

webPDF Security Update

A new update for webPDF 9 is now available with revision number 2843. This security and feature update also refreshes important core components such as OpenJDK (11.0.18), helping you keep all used libraries and dependencies up to date.

We strongly recommend installing security updates for all customers, as they are essential for secure and reliable use of webPDF. As usual, this update also includes new features.

Key fixes and features in revision 2843

Security:

  • Security: Update OpenJDK to 11.0.18
  • Security: Update Maven libraries

Features:

  • Feature: Make Highlight.js configurable in the portal
  • Feature: Add PDF/A profiles in settings
  • Feature: Cache portal resources
  • Feature: Extend processing of S/MIME-signed MIME emails
  • Feature: Catch and display critical errors in the portal
  • Feature: Support LDAP referrals and self-signed certificates
  • Feature: Fill forms in the portal and transfer them to PDF
  • Feature: Reduce size of SVG files
  • Feature: Apply redaction directly
  • Feature: Server information now shows OS distribution and GC details
  • Fix/Feature: Portal UI improvements and fixes (about 30 changes)

Fixes:

  • Fix: Update OutsideIn to version 8.5.6 (Patch 4)
  • Fix: LDAP connection unexpectedly disconnects
  • Fix: Import of static XFA does not fully update AcroForms fields
  • Fix: HTML export throws an exception when combined with SVG export
  • Fix: Annotation notes are not transferred correctly when flattening
  • Fix: Toolbox options for background image dimension calculation
  • Fix: Multiple merge operations in one call are not possible
  • Fix: Redaction can destroy page content
  • Fix: Highlight.js is not loaded
  • Fix: Documentation corrections

We recommend that customers update to this revision.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact our support.

Downloads

You can find the update here as usual: Download page

The Linux package via our public repository is available here: Linux packages