What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-1648?

CVE-2024-1648 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-1648?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-1648. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Electron Pdf CVE-2024-1648

HIGH

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-02-20 help@fluidattacks.com

XSS Electron Pdf

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: fluidattacks

Severity by source

Vendor (fluidattacks) PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from Vendor (fluidattacks) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: fluidattacks

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 20, 2024 - 01:15 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on electron-pdf (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 20.0.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

electron-pdf version 20.0.0 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. 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. Affected products include: Fraserxu Electron-Pdf. Version information: version 20.0.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.