Vulnerability details
CVE-2020-37282
vworld4u office-converter
office-converter through 1.0.2 OS Command Injection via fileName in generatePdf
CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vworld4u | office-converter | v ≤ 1.0.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p64-h5q4-phpm third-party-advisoryvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/vworld4u/office-converter/blob/b1ea855d0001dc7a5d66343698634dbc06b72c2d/index.js#L19-L20 technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/office-converter-through-1.0.2-os-command-injection-via-filename-in-generatepdf third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/vworld4u/office-converter/pull/9 patchissue-tracking
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- Last updated
- 2026-11-08
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
- Kolun priority
- 36 · Medium
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.44%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
89%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')