PT-2022-7266 · Unknown · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Rocco Calvi + 1 · Published 2022-09-28 · Updated 2025-05-20 · CVE-2023-27342

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PDF-XChange Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this issue, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EMF files, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-822

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-01482

CVE-2023-27342

ZDI-23-354

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-354 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27342 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-01482 · Security Note
• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123052 · Telegram Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-18766 · Note