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CVE-2016-4991

Input passed to the Pdf() function is shell escaped and passed to child_process.exec() during PDF rendering.

Published 4 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

Input passed to the Pdf() function is shell escaped and passed to child_process.exec() during PDF rendering. However, the shell escape does not properly encode all special characters, namely, semicolon and curly braces. This can be abused to achieve command execution. This problem affects nodepdf 1.3.0.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a nodepdf

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

  • lf.lc /cve/cve-2016-4991/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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