RCE in Vworld4u Office-Converter
CVE-2020-37282
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p64-h5q4-phpm (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/vworld4u/office-converter/pull/9 (issue-tracking, patch)
- github.com/vworld4u/office-converter/blob/b1ea855d0001dc7a5d66343698634dbc06b72… (technical-description)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/office-converter-through-1.0.2-os-command-injectio… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37282?
- CVE-2020-37282 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vworld4u Office-Converter, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37282?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.