TI-2024-01531 Aliases CVE-2024-1648 GHSA-3jcv-5f9p-2f2p

electron-pdf 20.0.0 - Local File Read via Server Side XSS

HIGH 72CWE-79Published 2024-02-20 · Updated 2025-12-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00695 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
electron-pdf	electron-pdf	20.0.0	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	electron-pdf (npm)	up to 20.0.0	—	No fix listed	GHSA-3jcv-5f9p-2f2p

electron-pdf Vendorelectron-pdf Affected 20.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
electron-pdf (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 20.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3jcv-5f9p-2f2p

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fraserxu:electron-pdf:20.0.0:::::node.js::	20.0.0	Vulnerable	Fraserxu

cpe:2.3:a:fraserxu:electron-pdf:20.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 20.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fraserxu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1648
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jcv-5f9p-2f2p

References

Sources

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