CVE-2022-39381

moderate-risk
Published 2022-11-02

Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.

Do I need to act?

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0.24% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Muhammarajs
Hummusjs

Affected Vendors

Muhammarajs Project Pdfhummus

References (8)

Exploit https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293
Issue Tracking https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191
Patch https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mf...
Exploit https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293
Issue Tracking https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191
Patch https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mf...
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low