Disk Space Exhaustion in Article2PDF Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2019-1000031

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Article2PDF WordPress Plug-in
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2019

What is CVE-2019-1000031?

The Article2PDF plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a disk space exhaustion issue located in article2pdf_getfile.php. When a user access a PDF generation link without following the redirect, the plugin leaves an undeleted PDF file on the server's disk. This behavior can lead to excessive use of disk space over time, potentially affecting site performance and availability.

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Affected Version(s)

article2pdf Wordpress plug-in 0.24

article2pdf Wordpress plug-in 0.25

article2pdf Wordpress plug-in 0.26

References

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/49
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-art...
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9246
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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