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GHSA-3JCV-5F9P-2F2P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-20 03:30 – Updated: 2024-02-21 00:16

Summary

Cross-site Scripting in electron-pdf

Details

electron-pdf version 20.0.0 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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "electron-pdf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "20.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-1648"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-21T00:16:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-20T01:15:07Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "electron-pdf version 20.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain\n\narbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not\n\nvalidate the HTML content entered by the user.\n\n\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-3jcv-5f9p-2f2p",
  "modified": "2024-02-21T00:16:32Z",
  "published": "2024-02-20T03:30:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1648"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/drake"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cross-site Scripting in electron-pdf"
}

CVE-2024-1648 (GCVE-0-2024-1648)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-20 00:01 – Updated: 2025-12-03 20:19

Title

electron-pdf 20.0.0 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS

Summary

electron-pdf version 20.0.0 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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Fluid Attacks

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-pdf/
	https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/drake

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	electron-pdf	electron-pdf	Affected: 20.0.0

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            ],
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            "product": "electron-pdf",
            "vendor": "fraserxu",
            "versions": [
              {
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                "version": "20.0.0"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
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                "timestamp": "2024-02-20T15:31:00.756065Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
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            }
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        ],
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            ],
            "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/drake"
          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
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      "datePublic": "2024-02-20T23:59:00.000Z",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "source": {
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}

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-3JCV-5F9P-2F2P

CVE-2024-1648 (GCVE-0-2024-1648)

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