GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498
GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 is a security vulnerability in html-pdf-chrome. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Server-Side Request Forgery in html-pdf-chrome
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Recommendation
This package is working as intended. A Security section has been added since v0.6.1 to detail proper usage of this library. Npm has revoked their advisory altogether.
Original Advisory
All versions of html-pdf-chrome are vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). The package executes HTTP requests if the parsed HTML contains external references to resources, such as <iframe src="http://localhost" height="800px" width="800px"></iframe>. This allows attackers to access resources through HTTP that are accessible to the server, including private resources in the hosting environment.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | html-pdf-chrome | all versions | 0.6.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for html-pdf-chrome. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update html-pdf-chrome to 0.6.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-5p98-wpc9-g498 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.