PT-2023-27588 · Pdfcrowd · Pdfcrowd Save As Pdf Plugin

Mahesh Nagabhairava · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2023-09-28 · CVE-2023-40668

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pdfcrowd Save as PDF plugin versions <= 2.16.0

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious code into the application, which will then be executed by other users. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.16.0, update to a version higher than 2.16.0 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40668

Affected Products

Pdfcrowd Save As Pdf Plugin

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40668 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40668 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/save-as-pdf-by-pdfcrowd/wordpress-save-as-pdf-plugin-by-pdfcrowd-plugin-2-16-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1707080117275521229 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1706921405441307032 · Twitter Post