JavaScript execution via unquoted PDF FontMatrix
Published May 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Code injection in React-PDF before 7.7.3 and 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 allows remote attackers to run JavaScript via a malicious PDF. PDF.js accepts a nonnumeric FontMatrix entry from a PDF font dictionary, joins it unquoted into a generated glyph-rendering Function body, and evaluates it. A victim must open the PDF while isEvalSupported remains enabled, allowing script execution in the hosting origin; strict CSP or disabled evaluation blocks the path.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in React-PDF before 7.7.3 and 8.0.0 through 8.0.1 allows remote attackers to run JavaScript via a malicious PDF. PDF.js accepts a nonnumeric FontMatrix entry from a PDF font dictionary, joins it unquoted into a generated glyph-rendering Function body, and evaluates it. A victim must open the PDF while isEvalSupported remains enabled, allowing script execution in the hosting origin; strict CSP or disabled evaluation blocks the path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-34342
- Published
- May 7, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- PDF.js
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 7.7.3, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Malicious FontMatrix PDF proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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