Description

WordPress Plugin article2pdf is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including arbitrary file deletion and arbitrary file disclosure vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to delete arbitrary files or to view local files in the context of the web server process, which may aid in launching further attacks. WordPress Plugin article2pdf version 0.27 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-article2pdf-0.24-DoS-File-Deletion-Disclosure.html

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-download-path-improperly-sanitised/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/article2pdf/#description

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2019-1000031 CVE-2019-1010257 CWE-73 CWE-538 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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