A disk space or quota exhaustion issue exists in article2pdf_getfile.php in the article2pdf Wordpress plugin 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27. Visiting PDF generation link but not following the redirect will leave behind a PDF file on disk which will never be deleted by the plug-in.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-1000031 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.73%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.44% | 3.73% | +2.29% |
| 2 | 2026-04-14 | 1.65% | 1.44% | -0.21% |
| 3 | 2026-02-25 | — | 1.65% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| article2pdf_project | article2pdf | >= 0.24, <= 0.27 | cpe:2.3:a:article2pdf_project:article2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152236/WordPress-article2pdf-0.24-DoS-File-Deletion-Disclosure.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/49 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9246 | Third Party Advisory |