CVE-2020-18972 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain sensitive information from PoDoFo PDF library via a flaw in the tokenizer component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-18972?
CVE-2020-18972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podofo Project Podofo, published on 25 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via 'IsNextToken' in the component 'src/base/PdfToenizer.cpp'.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Podofo Project Podofo.
How do I fix CVE-2020-18972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-18972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Podofo Project Podofo
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18972, GHSA-x4h7-rg57-2fqw.