# CVE-2024-31373: WordPress E2Pdf plugin <= 1.20.27 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unwanted actions in the E2Pdf WordPress plugin, potentially modifying data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3g8-5vqc-pvwp

## What is CVE-2024-31373?

CVE-2024-31373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in e2pdf, published on 15 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E2Pdf e2pdf e2pdf.This issue affects e2pdf: from n/a through <= 1.20.27.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31373?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E2pdf E2pdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in e2pdf

- [CVE-2023-50849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50849/): WordPress e2pdf Plugin <= 1.20.23 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-6826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6826/): E2Pdf <= 1.20.25 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-46154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46154/): WordPress e2pdf Plugin <= 1.20.18 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2025-62068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62068/): WordPress e2pdf plugin <= 1.28.09 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-43318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43318/): WordPress E2Pdf – Export To Pdf Tool for WordPress plugin <= 1.25.05 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31373 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in e2pdf, published on 15 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: e2pdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31373/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31373/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31373
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31373
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31373

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31373/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.