CVE-2021-24684

PDF Light Viewer < 1.4.12 - Authenticated Command Injection

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 18, 2021 at 01:45 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPDF Light Viewer

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PDF Light Viewer · Teamleadwordpress-plugin

95%

v < 1.4.12

Affected range stops below 1.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b5295bf9-8cf6-416e-b215-074742a5fc63

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-78

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