WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin: A security weakness
WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin
- Plugin slug
pdf-light-viewer- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 18, 2021
This CVE was published Oct 18, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.4.12 allows users with Author roles to execute arbitrary OS command on the server via OS Command Injection when invoking Ghostscript.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H