docconv OS Command Injection vulnerability
Critical severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Dec 22, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated May 20, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 21, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Dec 22, 2022
Reviewed
Dec 30, 2022
Last updated
May 20, 2024
A vulnerability was found in docconv prior to version 1.2.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ConvertPDFImages of the file pdf_ocr.go. The manipulation of the argument path leads to os command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.2.1 can address this issue. The name of the patch is b19021ade3d0b71c89d35cb00eb9e589a121faa5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216502 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
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