The Pdf.Js Viewer Project maintains a widely embedded browser-based PDF rendering library that, despite a narrow product scope, reaches a large audience through integration into Firefox and deployment across various web applications. The observed vulnerability signal concentrates on cross-site scripting weaknesses arising from the challenge of safely processing and rendering untrusted PDF content in a web context; current severity, exploitation, and exposure metrics are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Pdf.Js Viewer Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-24759MEDIUM The PDF.js Viewer WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not escape some of its shortcode and Gutenberg Block attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to t | Dec 6, 2021 | 5.4 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-4670MEDIUM The PDF.js Viewer WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embe | Feb 6, 2023 | 5.4 | 19 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pdf.Js Viewer Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Pdf.Js Viewer Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.