What is CVE-2024-1648?

CVE-2024-1648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electron-Pdf, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-1648?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1648 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Electron-Pdf

CVE-2024-1648

electron-pdf version 20.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate the HTML content entered by the user.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Electron-pdf — versions 20.0.0
Fraserxu Electron-pdf — versions 20.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

help@fluidattacks.com (Product)
help@fluidattacks.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1648?: CVE-2024-1648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Electron-Pdf, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-1648?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1648 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.