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Public proof of concept

CVE-2020-7740

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-10-06
  • WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-918

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-10-0618:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Node-pdf-generator project node-pdf-generator
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
node-pdf-generator
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.0≤ 0.0.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedCS4239-U6/node-pdf-generator-ssrf
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.18.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.4read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20, CWE-918read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.0 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Published
2020-10-06
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7740?

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.

Is CVE-2020-7740 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7740 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7740?

CVE-2020-7740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

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