CVE-2020-7740
Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF)
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF)
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-7740- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1099
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1099- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcq6-h8v2-r5wm
Server-Side Request Forgery in node-pdf-generator
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator up to and including 0.0.6. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
- Record
GHSA-hcq6-h8v2-r5wm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-7740- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hcq6-h8v2-r5wm
Server-Side Request Forgery in node-pdf-generator
This affects all versions of package node-pdf-generator up to and including 0.0.6. Due to lack of user input validation and sanitization done to the content given to node-pdf-generator, it is possible for an attacker to craft a url that will be passed to an external server allowing an SSRF attack.
- Record
GHSA-hcq6-h8v2-r5wm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
node-pdf-generatornpm |
through 0.0.6 | None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | CS4239-U6/node-pdf-generator-ssrf | 2021-11-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7740 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Node-pdf-generator Project Node-pdf-generator, published October 6, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.04%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.