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Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

Insecure Default Configuration in tesseract.js

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Medium severitynpmtesseract.js

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Description

Versions of tesseract.js prior to 1.0.19 default to using a third-party proxy. Requests may be proxied through crossorigin.me which clearly states is not suitable for production use. This may lead to instability and privacy violations.

Recommendation

Update the tesseract.js package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.0.19
  • Patched version(s): 1.0.19

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