CVE-2019-1010257
An Information Disclosure / Data Modification issue exists in article2pdf_getfile.php in the article2pdf Wordpress plugin 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An Information Disclosure / Data Modification issue exists in article2pdf_getfile.php in the article2pdf Wordpress plugin 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27. A URL can be constructed which allows overriding the PDF file's path leading to any PDF whose path is known and which is readable to the web server can be downloaded. The file will be deleted after download if the web server has permission to do so. For PHP versions before 5.3, any file can be read by null terminating the string left of the file extension.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.36% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- article2pdf project/article2pdf
- Source
- josh@bress.net
EPSS 4.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-article2pdf-0.24-DoS-File-Deletion-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/49Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-download-path-improperly-sanitised/Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9246Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-article2pdf-0.24-DoS-File-Deletion-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/49Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-download-path-improperly-sanitised/Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9246Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.