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CVE-2019-19589: The Lever PDF Embedder plugin 4.4 for WordPress does not block the distribution of polyglot PDF documents that are valid JAR archives. Note: It has been argued that "The vulnerability reported in PDF

critical Affects pdf-embedder (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Lever PDF Embedder plugin 4.4 for WordPress does not block the distribution of polyglot PDF documents that are valid JAR archives. Note: It has been argued that "The vulnerability reported in PDF

Package
pdf-embedder (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
=4.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (78.1th percentile)
Published
2019-12-05
Source
nvd

References

CWE-436
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