[Security-news] PDF generator API - Moderately critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CONTRIB-2022-050

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Project: PDF generator API [1]
Version: 2.2.12.2.02.1.02.0.0
Date: 2022-July-27
Security risk: *Moderately critical* 12∕25
AC:Complex/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:Default [2]
Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution

Description: 
This module enables you to generate PDF versions of content.

Some installations of the module make use of the dompdf/dompdf third-party
dependency.

Security vulnerabilities exist for versions of dompdf/dompdf before 2.0.0 as
described in the 2.0.0 release notes. [3]

Solution: 
Install the latest version:

   * If you use the pdf_api module for Drupal 2.x, upgrade to pdf_api 2.2.2 
[4]

Reported By: 
   * tedfordgif [5]
   * David Archuleta [6]

Fixed By: 
   * tedfordgif [7]
   * Nigel Cunningham [8]

Coordinated By: 
   * Damien McKenna [9] of the Drupal Security Team
   * Greg Knaddison [10] of the Drupal Security Team


[1] https://www.drupal.org/project/pdf_api
[2] https://www.drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels
[3] https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf/releases/tag/v2.0.0
[4] https://www.drupal.org/project/pdf_api/releases/2.2.2
[5] https://www.drupal.org/user/215631
[6] https://www.drupal.org/user/3569928
[7] https://www.drupal.org/user/215631
[8] https://www.drupal.org/user/250105
[9] https://www.drupal.org/user/108450
[10] https://www.drupal.org/user/36762