PT-2023-4495 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Kimiya · Published 2023-08-17 · Updated 2024-05-05 · CVE-2023-40472

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, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of strings due to the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this 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 vulnerability.

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-822

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04891

CVE-2023-40472

ZDI-23-1149

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1149 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40472 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04891 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40472 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787139480412909785 · Twitter Post
• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Note