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Security checkOctober 08, 2025

pdfmake is vulnerable to Throttling via repeatedly redirecting URL in file embedding

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Description

Versions of the package pdfmake from 0.3.0-beta.1 to before 0.3.0-beta.17 are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via repeatedly redirect URL in file embedding. An attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by providing crafted input that triggers this condition.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): >= 0.3.0-beta.1, < 0.3.0-beta.17
  • Patched version(s): 0.3.0-beta.17

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