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CVE-2022-25765 — Vulnerability in pdfkit — CVE Details

CRITICAL

PDFKit vulnerable to Command Injection

Published September 10, 2022Updated February 19, 2024Source: osv

Summary

The package pdfkit is vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized. Note: This issue was patched in 0.8.7.2, but the patch was discovered to be ineffective. The updated patch version is 0.8.7.2.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 10, 2022 (1493 days ago).
  • Last revised February 19, 2024 — 527 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update pdfkit to 0.8.7.2 or later
gem install pdfkit -v 0.8.7.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
pdfkit
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.2.1 (+34 more)0.8.7.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25765?
PDFKit vulnerable to Command Injection This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-25765?
CVE-2022-25765 affects pdfkit. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-25765 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-rhwx-hjx2-x4qr

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