ghsa-wgrm-67xf-hhpq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-05-07 10:25
Modified
2025-04-24 21:41
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PDF.js vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF
Details

Impact

If pdf.js is used to load a malicious PDF, and PDF.js is configured with isEvalSupported set to true (which is the default value), unrestricted attacker-controlled JavaScript will be executed in the context of the hosting domain.

Patches

The patch removes the use of eval: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015

Workarounds

Set the option isEvalSupported to false.

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.392"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "pdfjs-dist"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.67"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-4367"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-754"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-05-07T10:25:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-14T18:15:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nIf pdf.js is used to load a malicious PDF, and PDF.js is configured with `isEvalSupported` set to `true` (which is the default value), unrestricted attacker-controlled JavaScript will be executed in the context of the hosting domain.\n\n### Patches\nThe patch removes the use of `eval`:\nhttps://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015\n\n### Workarounds\nSet the option `isEvalSupported` to `false`. \n\n### References\nhttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645",
  "id": "GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq",
  "modified": "2025-04-24T21:41:22Z",
  "published": "2024-05-07T10:25:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4367"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/7928"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/commit/85e64b5c16c9aaef738f421733c12911a441cec6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codeanlabs.com/blog/research/cve-2024-4367-arbitrary-js-execution-in-pdf-js"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/releases/tag/v4.2.67"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00010.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00012.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52273"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/30"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "PDF.js vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF"
}


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