Description

WordPress Plugin WordPress PDF Light Viewer is prone to a command injection vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the vulnerable application. WordPress Plugin WordPress PDF Light Viewer version 1.4.11 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.4.12 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:B5295BF9-8CF6-416E-B215-074742A5FC63

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2598106/

Related Vulnerabilities

phpMyAdmin Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2040)

MySQL CVE-2016-3459 Vulnerability (CVE-2016-3459)

Moodle Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0125)

WordPress Plugin All-In-One Security (AIOS)-Security and Firewall Cross-Site Scripting (4.1.9)

WordPress Plugin Contact Form by ContactMe.com Cross-Site Scripting (2.3)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-24684 CWE-94 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Code Execution