pdfmake is vulnerable to Throttling via repeatedly redirecting URL in file embedding
Date: 2025-10
Affected: npm/pdfmake
Attack vector: dos
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2025-11362
CWE: CWE-770
CVSS: 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

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.


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