Multiple vulnerabilities in jspdf library

Published: 2020-07-09

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-7690 CVE-2020-7691
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	jspdf Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Jelle_S

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU29618

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7690

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "html" method. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

jspdf: 0.9.0 - 1.5.3

External links

http://github.com/MrRio/jsPDF/issues/2795
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-575260
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-575258
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBMRRIO-575259
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-575257
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSPDF-575256

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU29619