PT-2023-5497 · Unknown · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Mat Powell · Published 2023-06-14 · Updated 2025-05-16 · CVE-2023-42045

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 parsing of J2K files, resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a read past the end of an allocated object, allowing an attacker 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.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06143

CVE-2023-42045

ZDI-23-1354

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 8

• https://tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42045 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1354 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06143 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.239311 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122607 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786822814995198148 · Twitter Post