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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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3Description
PdfDing is a selfhosted PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices. Prior to version 1.7.0, an access-control vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to retrieve password-protected shared PDFs by directly calling the file-serving endpoint without completing the password verification flow. This results in unauthorized access to confidential documents that users expected to be protected by a shared-link password. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.0.
Analysis
Unauthorized access to password-protected PDFs in PdfDing versions prior to 1.7.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass shared-link password verification and retrieve confidential documents via direct file-serving endpoint calls. The vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) has CVSS 7.5 (High) severity with network attack vector requiring no privileges or user interaction. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running PdfDing and document current versions in use. Within 7 days: Upgrade all PdfDing installations to version 1.7.0 or later. …
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EUVD-2026-17981