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TI-2019-16044 Aliases CVE-2019-1010257GHSA-cfh9-r7f4-q6vh

Path traversal in article2pdf Wordpress plug-in

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04361 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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-2019-1010257
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfh9-r7f4-q6vh

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-15842 Memory leak in article2pdf Wordpress plug-in CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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