Critical

Code Injection in md-to-pdf.

  • Disclosed: 16.12.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The package md-to-pdf before 5.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to utilizing the library gray-matter to parse front matter content, without disabling the JS engine.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package md-to-pdf < 5.0.0 5.0.0

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
Platform
npm
Package
md-to-pdf
Disclosed
16.12.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x949-7cm6-fm6p - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: md-to-pdf

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
12.2021 11.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 0
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 1
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Code Injection in md-to-pdf. this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-23639 < 5.0.0 5.0.0

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