Description
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.
Affected products
pdfding: pdfding
References4
- github.com/mrmn2/PdfDing/security/advisories/GHSA-42x7-vvj4-4cj3 Vendor Advisory
- github.com/mrmn2/PdfDing/commit/ae579ea98c5603d1435e0d90e81d721… Patch
- github.com/mrmn2/PdfDing/pull/294 Issue TrackingPatch
- github.com/mrmn2/PdfDing/releases/tag/v1.7.0 ProductRelease Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 33 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-863
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