Command Injection in pdfinfojs

Also known as GHSA-3pxp-6963-46r9

Published 8 y ago 2018-06-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

9.8

v3.1 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.9%

percentile 92%

Public exploits

none known

The pdfinfojs NPM module versions <= 0.3.6 has a command injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the victim's machine.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	10.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`
GitHub	3.1	9.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
npm	`pdfinfojs`	<0.4.1	0.4.1

Affected products

HackerOne pdfinfojs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

hackerone.com /reports/330957 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3746 · advisory
github.com /fagbokforlaget/pdfinfojs/commit/5cc59cd8aa13ca8d16bb41da8affdfef370ad4fd · web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-3pxp-6963-46r9 · advisory
npmjs.com /advisories/643 · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-3746
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-3pxp-6963-46r9
NVD: CVE-2018-3746

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Summary