parallax jsPDF up to 3.x loadFile path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in parallax jsPDF up to 3.x. This issue affects the function loadFile. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-68428. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in parallax jsPDF up to 3.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function loadFile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-35. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to version 4.0.0, user control of the first argument of the loadFile method in the node.js build allows local file inclusion/path traversal. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized paths to the loadFile method, a user can retrieve file contents of arbitrary files in the local file system the node process is running in. The file contents are included verbatim in the generated PDFs. Other affected methods are `addImage`, `html`, and `addFont`. Only the node.js builds of the library are affected, namely the `dist/jspdf.node.js` and `dist/jspdf.node.min.js` files. The vulnerability has been fixed in [email protected]. This version restricts file system access per default. This semver-major update does not introduce other breaking changes. Some workarounds areavailable. With recent node versions, jsPDF recommends using the `--permission` flag in production. The feature was introduced experimentally in v20.0.0 and is stable since v22.13.0/v23.5.0/v24.0.0. For older node versions, sanitize user-provided paths before passing them to jsPDF.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-68428 since 12/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 4.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch a688c8f479929b24a6543b1fa2d6364abb03066d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-0847) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0553). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• HCL BigFix

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• parallax

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• jsPDF

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• 3.x

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/

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