CVE-2021-24684 PDF Light Viewer < 1.4.12 - Authenticated Command Injection
Authenticated attackers with Author roles can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server via Ghostscript invocation in the PDF Light Viewer plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24684?
CVE-2021-24684 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Unknown WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin, published on 18 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24684?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teamlead Pdf-Light-Viewer.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-24684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25m3-pw7x-34hv.