CVE-2016-4991
Critical
Description
Input passed to the Pdf() function is shell escaped and passed to child_process.exec() during PDF rendering. However, the shell escape does not properly encode all special characters, namely, semicolon and curly braces. This can be abused to achieve command execution. This problem affects nodepdf 1.3.0.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNodepdf
PublishedJul 28, 2022
First seenJul 28, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-77Command injection
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nodepdf_project nodepdf | 1.3.0 | — |
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