CVE-2021-24684 describes an OS Command Injection vulnerability in the WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin prior to version 1.4.12. This flaw allows authenticated users with Author roles to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server, specifically when Ghostscript is invoked. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:teamlead:pdf-light-viewer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.