PT-2019-11274 · WordPress · Article2Pdf

Published 2019-03-27 · Updated 2023-02-02 · CVE-2019-1000031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: article2pdf Wordpress plugin versions 0.24 through 0.27

Description: A disk space or quota exhaustion issue exists in the article2pdf getfile.php file. This issue occurs when a user visits a PDF generation link but does not follow the redirect, resulting in a PDF file being left behind on the disk. The plug-in does not delete this file, potentially leading to disk space exhaustion.

Recommendations: For article2pdf Wordpress plugin versions 0.24 through 0.27, consider implementing a mechanism to automatically delete unused PDF files generated by the plug-in to prevent disk space exhaustion.

Fix

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-1000031

Affected Products

Article2Pdf

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1000031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1000031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/49 · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9246 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-article2pdf-0.24-DoS-File-Deletion-Disclosure.html · Note