5.5

CVE-2020-18972: podofo_project podofo Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-18972DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18972
Published 25-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-18972 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in podofo_project podofo. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via 'IsNextToken' in the component 'src/base/PdfToenizer.cpp'.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.76% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libpodofoAll versions (No fix recorded)
Podofo_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libpodofoAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links