CVE-2026-31898 (GCVE-0-2026-31898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 03:03 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:07
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Title
jsPDF has a PDF Object Injection via FreeText color
Summary
jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to version 4.2.1, user control of arguments of the `createAnnotation` method allows users to inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized input to the following method, a user can inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions, which might trigger when the PDF is opened or interacted with the `createAnnotation`: `color` parameter. The vulnerability has been fixed in jsPDF@4.2.1. As a workaround, sanitize user input before passing it to the vulnerable API members.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
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parallax jsPDF Affected: < 4.2.1
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