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Memory leak in article2pdf Wordpress plug-in

Priority LOW 39CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

A disk space or quota exhaustion issue exists in article2pdf_getfile.php in the article2pdf Wordpress plugin 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27. Visiting PDF generation link but not following the redirect will leave behind a PDF file on disk which will never be deleted by the plug-in.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0373 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
article2pdfarticle2pdf Wordpress plug-in0.24; 0.25; 0.26; 0.27—No fix listedCNA
  • article2pdf Wordpress plug-in Vendorarticle2pdf Affected 0.24; 0.25; 0.26; 0.27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:article2pdf_project:article2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*0.24 – 0.27VulnerableArticle2pdf Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:article2pdf_project:article2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 0.24 – 0.27 Vulnerable ·Article2pdf Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1000031
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwmj-2rhq-qpjx

References

  • TI-2019-16044 Path traversal in article2pdf Wordpress plug-in CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1

Sources