CVE-2023-40472 HIGH

CVE-2023-40472: PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Pdf-Xchange
Product PDF-XChange Editor
Weakness CWE-822
Published May 3, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

Description

PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of strings. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20730.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated