GoogleOSV:GHSA-WGRM-67XF-HHPQPDF.js vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.4%
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
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdfjs-dist | lt | 4.2.67 |
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645
github.com/mozilla/pdf.js
github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/commit/85e64b5c16c9aaef738f421733c12911a441cec6
github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015
github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00010.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00012.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4367
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-21
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-22
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-23
Related
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.4%