PDF Light Viewer <= 1.4.11 - Authenticated Command Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24684
CVSS Critical (9.9)
Publicly Published September 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug pdf-light-viewer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.11
Patched Version
  • 1.4.12
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