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CVE-2016-4991

9.8 · CRITICAL

Input passed to the Pdf() function is shell escaped and passed to child_process.exec() during PDF rendering.

Published Jul 28, 2022CWE-77EPSS 1.84%

Overview

CVE-2016-4991 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 28, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflf.lc/cve/cve-2016-4991/Reflf.lc/cve/cve-2016-4991/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4991?

CVE-2016-4991 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 28, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2016-4991?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-4991?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-4991?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-4991 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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