CVE-2021-24684

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
UnknownWordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin>= 1.4.12, < 1.4.12

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 18, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-24684: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix