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TI-2020-20046 Aliases CVE-2020-37282GHSA-869r-fxq2-q8qx

OS Command Injection in office-converter via fileName

Priority HIGH 81CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

office-converter through 1.0.2 by vworld4u contains an OS command injection flaw in generatePdf() and generateHtml(). A crafted fileName containing shell metacharacters or command substitution is concatenated into an unoconv command run through child_process.exec(), which lets an unauthenticated remote attacker execute commands with Node.js process privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08

Description from the CNA

office-converter through 1.0.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying a crafted fileName to generatePdf() or generateHtml(). Attackers can embed $(...), backticks, or a closing quote with shell metacharacters in the file name, which is concatenated into an unoconv command run via child_process.exec(), executing commands with Node.js process privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03446 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vworld4uoffice-converterup to 1.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • office-converter Vendorvworld4u Affected up to 1.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for office-converter.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37282
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-869r-fxq2-q8qx
  3. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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