Is pdfjs-dist 1.5 vulnerable?

npm · 147 releases from 1.5.188 to 1.5.500 · latest pdfjs-dist is 6.5.438 · checked 3 Nov 2026

Yes: 2 known advisories

Yes. pdfjs-dist 1.5.500, the last 1.5 release, is affected by 2 known security advisories (2 high), including CVE-2024-4367, CVE-2018-5158. Upgrade to 4.2.67 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install pdfjs-dist@4.2.67

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Advisories affecting pdfjs-dist 1.5.500

  • HighCVE-2024-4367GHSA-wgrm-67xf-hhpq7 May 2024

    PDF.js vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF

    Affected
    <4.2.67
    Fixed in
    4.2.67
  • HighCVE-2018-5158GHSA-7jg2-jgv3-fmr414 May 2022

    Malicious PDF can inject JavaScript into PDF Viewer

    Affected
    >=2.0.0 <2.0.550 · <1.10.100
    Fixed in
    1.10.100, 2.0.550

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