GHSA-87HQ-Q4GP-9WR4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-07 16:48 – Updated: 2024-05-29 22:12
VLAI
Summary
react-pdf vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF with PDF.js
Details

Summary

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

This patch forces isEvalSupported to false, removing the attack vector.

Workarounds

Set options.isEvalSupported to false, where options is Document component prop.

References

  • GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq
  • https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015
  • https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/commit/85e64b5c16c9aaef738f421733c12911a441cec6
  • https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "react-pdf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "react-pdf"
      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-34342"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-05-07T16:48:59Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-07T15:15:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\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\n[This patch](https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf/commit/671e6eaa2e373e404040c13cc6b668fe39839cad) forces `isEvalSupported` to `false`, removing the attack vector.\n\n### Workarounds\nSet `options.isEvalSupported` to `false`, where `options` is `Document` component prop.\n\n### References\n- [GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq)\n- https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/18015\n- https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/commit/85e64b5c16c9aaef738f421733c12911a441cec6\n- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1893645",
  "id": "GHSA-87hq-q4gp-9wr4",
  "modified": "2024-05-29T22:12:45Z",
  "published": "2024-05-07T16:48:59Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34342"
    },
    {
      "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://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf/commit/208f28dd47fe38c33ce4bac4205b2b0a0bb207fe"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf/commit/671e6eaa2e373e404040c13cc6b668fe39839cad"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "react-pdf vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF with PDF.js"
}


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