Vulnerability identifier: #VU29619

Vulnerability 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-2020-7691

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jspdf
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Jelle_S

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 when it is possible to use "<<script>script>" in order to go over the filtering regex. 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

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External links
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-575255
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-575253
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBMRRIO-575254
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-575252
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSPDF-568273

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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.